| Literature DB >> 16455923 |
José Maria Marcelino1, Helena Barroso, Fátima Gonçalves, Sofia Marques Silva, Carlos Novo, Perpétua Gomes, Ricardo Camacho, Nuno Taveira.
Abstract
A dual-antigen enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay specific for human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV-2) envelope proteins, ELISA-HIV2, was developed with two new recombinant polypeptides, rpC2-C3 and rgp36, derived from the HIV-2 envelope. The diagnostic performance was determined with HIV-2, HIV-1, and HIV-1/2 samples. Both polypeptides showed 100% specificity. Clinical sensitivity was 100% for rgp36 and 93.4% for rpC2-C3. ELISA-HIV2 may be used for the specific diagnosis and confirmation of HIV-2 infection.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16455923 PMCID: PMC1392652 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.44.2.607-611.2006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948