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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2005, p. 4194-4196, Vol. 43, No. 8
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.8.4194-4196.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Performance of a Rapid Immunochromatographic Screening Test for Detection of Antibodies to Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) and HIV-2: Experience at a Tertiary Care Hospital in South India

Theophilus-Sunder Vijayakumar, Shoba David, Kavitha Selvaraj, Thiruppavai Viswanathan, Rajesh Kannangai, and Gopalan Sridharan*

Department of Clinical Virology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu PIN 632004, India

Received 16 March 2005/ Returned for modification 9 May 2005/ Accepted 16 May 2005

The performance characteristics of a rapid immunochromatographic-screening test, SD Bioline HIV-1/2 3.0 (Standard Diagnostics Inc., Kyonggi-do, South Korea) on 23,754 sera and 30 plasma samples are reported. The sensitivity and specificity for the assay on serum samples are 100% and 99.4%, respectively. The assay detected antibodies in individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) genotypes A and C and HIV-2. This straightforward assay is a reliable diagnostic tool for screening HIV in resource-poor settings.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Clinical Virology, Christian Medical College, Vellore 632 004, Tamil Nadu, India. Phone: 91-416-2282312. Fax: 91 (416) 2232035. E-mail: g_sridharan{at}yahoo.com.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, August 2005, p. 4194-4196, Vol. 43, No. 8
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.8.4194-4196.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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