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False-Positive Results of Enzyme Immunoassays for Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Patients with Uncomplicated Malaria

Malaria may impact upon human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) test results. We evaluated two HIV enzyme immunoassays (EIAs) by testing 1,965 Ugandans with malaria. We found poor positive predictive values (53% and 76%), particularly with younger age. Combining EIAs eliminated false positives but missed...

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Main Authors: Gasasira, Anne F., Dorsey, Grant, Kamya, Moses R., Havlir, Diane, Kiggundu, Moses, Rosenthal, Philip J., Charlebois, Edwin D.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2006
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1594619/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16891532
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.02207-05
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