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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Salivary and urinary diagnosis of human immunodeficiency viruses 1 and 2 infection in côte d’ivoire, using two assays
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 86, No. 6, Year 1992
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Description
This investigation, done at the Institut Pasteur de Cote d’Ivoire ‘blind’ of the previous serological findings, suggests that GACELISA, a commercial immunoglobulin G capture enzyme immunoassay for anti-human immunodeficiency virus antibody, can be successfully applied to unprocessed saliva and urine specimens. Its accuracy may be as high as that of conventional enzyme assays on serum tested under similar conditions. However, the role of GACPAT, a similar assay, as a cheap alternative screening test for urine remains in doubt unless its non-specificity can be controlled. © 1992, Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Gershy-Damet, Guy Michel
Cote D'ivoire
Institut Pasteur
Koffi, Konan
Cote D'ivoire
Institut Pasteur
Abouya, Lucien Y.
Cote D'ivoire
Institut Pasteur
Sasson-Morokro, M.
Cote D'ivoire
Institut Pasteur
Brattegaard, Kari
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Project Retro-ci Abidjan
Parry, John V.
United Kingdom, London
Central Public Health Laboratory
DeCock, Kevin M.
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Project Retro-ci Abidjan
Mortimer, Philip Paul
United Kingdom, London
Central Public Health Laboratory
Statistics
Citations: 19
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/0035-9203(92)90184-E
ISSN:
00359203
e-ISSN:
18783503
Research Areas
Disability