1. Discrimination between antibodies to HIV-1 and HIV-2 in sera from northern Zaire.
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Lackner F, Wewalka G, Heinz FX, Prinz A, Stanek G, Werner A, and Kebela-Ilunga
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- Blotting, Western, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, HIV Infections epidemiology, Humans, Information Systems, Reagent Kits, Diagnostic, Rural Population, Urban Population, HIV Antibodies blood, HIV Infections immunology, HIV-1 immunology, HIV-2 immunology
- Abstract
136 selected sera from Northern Zaire were screened for antibodies against HIV-1 and HIV-2 using the ELISA method. Reactive sera were confirmed with commercially available Western Blots and additional tests. A data base was used for evaluation of the results. The sera were collected in the town Isiro and in remote rural areas. 36 sera were reactive in the HIV-1 ELISA (ELAVIA-1), 19 of them were confirmed in the HIV-1 Western Blot (Biorad). 21 sera were reactive in the HIV-2 ELISA, but they were not confirmed as HIV-2-specific in three HIV-2 Western Blots (Diagnostics Pasteur, Biorad, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut).
- Published
- 1990
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