Specificity of a novel red blood cell agglutination assay ('SimpliRED') for HIV-1/HIV-2 infection.

dc.contributor.author	Toye, P
dc.contributor.author	Riyat, MS
dc.date.accessioned	2013-06-11T12:50:59Z
dc.date.available	2013-06-11T12:50:59Z
dc.date.issued	1997-04
dc.identifier.citation	East Afr Med J. 1997 Apr;74(4):237-8	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hinari-gw.who.int/whalecomwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/whalecom0/pubmed/9299825
dc.identifier.uri	http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/31624
dc.description.abstract	The specificity and ease of use of a novel red blood cell assay for detection of HIV-1/HIV-2 antibodies was evaluated on 125 blood donor samples in Nairobi. The specificity was estimated as > 99%. The assay correctly identified five positive samples in the population, and was easy and rapid to perform. The data confirm results obtained for the assay from other regions and suggest that the assay is suitable for detection of HIV-infected individuals by minimally equipped laboratories.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	University of Nairobi	en
dc.title	Specificity of a novel red blood cell agglutination assay ('SimpliRED') for HIV-1/HIV-2 infection.	en
dc.type	Article	en
local.publisher	School of medicine,University of Nairobi	en