Abstract
A commercially available rapid test (HIVCHEK) was compared with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for identifying human immunodeficiency virus type 1 in the serum of newborn infants. Of 1309 cord blood samples tested, the HIVCHEK test detected all the true-positive samples detected by ELISA. Of the 35 samples with positive ELISA results, six had negative results on Western blot; only 1 of the 20 samples with positive HIVCHEK results had negative results on Western blot. Thus the HIVCHEK test can be used to facilitate the rapid identification of HIV-1 in the serum of newborn infants.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 259-261 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | The Journal of pediatrics |
Volume | 123 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 1993 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health