Evaluation of three rapid tests for detection of antibodies to HIV-1 non-B subtypes

Africa Holguín1

  • 1Infectious Diseases Department, Hospital Carlos III, Calle Sinesio Delgado 10, 28029 Madrid, Spain. aholguin@mi.madritel.es

Three rapid tests were evaluated for the detection of antibodies to HIV in 111 plasma specimens (81 HIV-1 non-B subtypes, including 4 coinfections with HIV-2, 30 HIV negative). The Determine HIV-1/2, Equipar HIV, and Multispot HIV-1/2 tests were 100% sensitive and specific for the detection of HIV-1 antibodies. Multispot showed 92.7% specificity for HIV-2.

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