False-negative Results of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Rapid Testing in HIV Controllers. (21st September 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hage-Sleiman, Mehdi; Tremeaux, Pauline; Fillion, Marine; Boufassa, Faroudy; Melard, Adeline; Gardiennet, Elise; Mariaggi, Alice-Andrée; Plantier, Jean-Christophe; Rouzioux, Christine; Lambotte, Olivier; Avettand-Fenoel, Véronique
• Is Part Of: Clinical infectious diseases. Volume 70:Number 8(2020)
• Page Start: 1754
• Page End: 1757
• Publication Date: 2019-09-21
• Subjects: HIV controllers -- HIV diagnosis -- ELISA -- HIV-1 Western blot -- HIV rapid screening test; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; 616.905
• DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz734
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1058-4838

Abstract

Abstract: Serological assays were performed on 85 human immunodeficiency virus-controller samples . 6% presented a negative rapid screening test 7% presented an indeterminate Western blot. The enzyme immunoassay ratio decreased in controllers who had continual negative ultrasensitive HIV RNA results since inclusion.