Failure of a novel, rapid antigen and antibody combination test to detect antigen-positive HIV infection in African adults with early HIV infection.

Failure of a novel, rapid antigen and antibody combination test to detect antigen-positive HIV infection in African adults with early HIV infection.

Acute HIV infection (prior to antibody seroconversion) represents a high-risk window for HIV transmission. Development of a test to detect acute infection at the point-of-care is urgent.Volunteers enrolled in a prospective study of HIV incidence in four African cities, Kigali in Rwanda and Ndola, Ki...

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Main Authors: William Kilembe, Michelle Keeling, Etienne Karita, Shabir Lakhi, Paramesh Chetty, Matt A Price, Heeran Makkan, Mary Latka, Morongwe Likoti, Kenneth Ilukui, Mackenzie Hurlston, Susan Allen, Gwynn Stevens, Eric Hunter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3371037?pdf=render

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