Evaluation of the accuracy of the Asanté assay as a point-of-care rapid test for HIV-1 recent infections using serum bank specimens from blood donors in South Africa, July 2018 - August 2021

Evaluation of the accuracy of the Asanté assay as a point-of-care rapid test for HIV-1 recent infections using serum bank specimens from blood donors in South Africa, July 2018 - August 2021

Background. Point-of-care (POC) rapid recency testing can be used as a cost-effective tool to identify recently infected individuals (i.e. infected within the last 12 months) in near-real time, support epidemic control and identify hotspots for transmission as part of recent infection surveilla...

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Main Authors: B Singh, J Mthombeni, G Olorunfemi, M Goosen, E Cutler, H Julius, Z Brukwe, A Puren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: South African Medical Association 2023-10-01
Series:South African Medical Journal
Subjects:
AsantéTM HIV-1 Rapid Recency® Assay, Established infection, ELISA, HIV Rapid Assay, the Maxim HIV-1 Limiting Antigen (LAg) Avidity Assay, Point of Care, Sensitivity, Specificity, South Africa
Online Access:https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/samj/article/view/678

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