HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS (HIV): A DIAGNOSTIC DILEMMA

Human immunodeficiency virus is a blood borne virus and is being routinely screened in the blood banks since 1983. The sensitivity and specificity of HIV tests have improved dramatically over the years, but even then, false positive results do occur, which need confirmatory testing. A young male who...

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Published in:Pakistan Armed Forces medical journal 2022-05, Vol.72 (SUPPL-2), p.S397-99
Main Authors: Rathore, Muhammad Ali, Niazi, Saifullah Khan, Rathore, Mommana Ali, Yazdani, Muhammad Sajid
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acids
Antibodies
Architects
Armed forces
Automation
Blood & organ donations
Blood banks
Diagnosis
Diagnostic tests
Disease transmission
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
Epidemics
Hepatitis
HIV
HIV (Viruses)
HIV testing
Human immunodeficiency virus
Immune system
Immunoassay
Infections
Medical laboratories
Serology
Vaccines
Viral infections
Virus diseases
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Summary:Human immunodeficiency virus is a blood borne virus and is being routinely screened in the blood banks since 1983. The sensitivity and specificity of HIV tests have improved dramatically over the years, but even then, false positive results do occur, which need confirmatory testing. A young male who arrived at Armed Forces Institute of Transfusion (AFIT), Rawalpindi, for blood donation, was repeatedly “positive” on serological assays. Nucleic acid amplification test (NAT) was performed which gave a “Negative” result. Line immunoassay (LIA) was performed to solve the discrepancy in test results.
ISSN:0030-9648
2411-8842
DOI:10.51253/pafmj.v72isuppl-2.9000