Research Article, J Immunol Tech Infect Dis Vol: 5 Issue: 2
Evaluation of Rapid Tests and Identification of Algorithms for the Screening and the Serotyping of HIV Infection in West Africa
| Inwoley A1,2*, Ouassa T1,2, Sevede D3, Kabran M1,2, Djety GV4, Kouassi-M’bengue A1,3 and Faye-Kette H1,3 | |
| 1University Felix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast | |
| 2Center for Diagnostic and Research on AIDS and other infectious diseases, Teaching Hospital of Treichville, Abidjan, Ivory Coast | |
| 3Pasteur Institute of Ivory Coast, Ivory Coast | |
| 4National AIDS Program, Abidjan, Ivory Coast | |
| Corresponding author : Andre Inwoley Center for Diagnostic and Research on AIDS and other infectious diseases, Teaching Hospital of Treichville, Abidjan, Ivory Coast Tel: +225 21 25 84 59 Fax: +225 21 24 92 06 E-mail: andre.inwoley@ufrspb.ci |
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| Received: October 01, 2015 Accepted: April 22, 2016 Published: April 22, 2016 | |
| Citation: Inwoley A, Ouassa T, Sevede D, Kabran M, Djety GV, et al. (2016) Evaluation of Rapid Tests and Identification of Algorithms for the Screening and the Serotyping of HIV Infection in West Africa. J Immunol Tech Infect Dis 5:2. doi:10.4172/2329-9541.1000143 |
Abstract
Evaluation of Rapid Tests and Identification of Algorithms for the Screening and the Serotyping of HIV Infection in West Africa
To evaluate HIV rapid tests and algorithms on both serum/plasma (SP) and whole blood (WB) as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) before their implementation in any country. The goal of this is to avoid false positive/negative results, or the misclassification of HIV serotypes, particularly in countries where both HIV-1 and HIV-2 co-circulate.
