| Literature DB >> 2504779 |
B Cahoon-Young1, A Chandler, T Livermore, J Gaudino, R Benjamin.
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We evaluated the efficacy of testing pooled versus individual sera for the detection of human immunodeficiency virus antibody. A total of 5,000 individual specimens and 500 pools of 10 specimens each were assayed by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. There was complete agreement in human immunodeficiency virus enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay reactivity for pooled versus individual specimens. An estimated savings of 60 to 80% (labor and supplies) can be realized dependent upon pooling and assay format.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2504779 PMCID: PMC267694 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.27.8.1893-1895.1989
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948