@article{8d3a935f04d24f3db022dfca6fad12b1,
title = "Evaluation of the diagnostic performance of the rapid test VIKIA HIV1/2 in a highly complex HIV-1 epidemic",
abstract = "The rapid test VIKIA HIV1/2 was evaluated in 210 Angolan subjects infected with multiple HIV-1 subtypes and complex recombinant forms and 225 seronegative individuals. All infected subjects tested positive (100% sensitivity); all seronegative subjects tested negative (100% specificity). VIKIA HIV1/2 is highly specific and sensitive even in highly complex epidemics.",
keywords = "Clinical sensitivity and specificity, HIV-1 genetic forms, Rapid diagnosis of HIV-1 infection in Angola, VIKIA HIV1/2",
author = "{\^A}ngela Santos and Sofia Clemente and In{\^e}s B{\'a}rtolo and Claudia Palladino and Patr{\'i}cia Cavaco-Silva and Ver{\'o}nica Franco and Marta Epalanga and Rui Pinto and Nuno Taveira",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by Funda{\c c}{\~a}o GlaxoSmithKline para as Ci{\^e}ncias da Sa{\'u}de, Portugal; Funda{\c c}{\~a}o para a Ci{\^e}ncia e Tecnologia (project PTDCSAU-FCF6767/2006 ), Portugal; and CHAIN (Collaborative HIV and Anti-HIV Drug Resistance Network), European Union . In{\^e}s B{\'a}rtolo is supported by a PhD grant from Funda{\c c}{\~a}o para a Ci{\^e}ncia e Tecnologia . Claudia Palladino is supported by The Spanish MICINN through the Juan de la Cierva program ( JCI-2009-05650 ). ",
year = "2011",
month = sep,
doi = "10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2011.06.002",
language = "English",
volume = "71",
pages = "90--92",
journal = "Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease",
issn = "0732-8893",
publisher = "Elsevier Inc.",
number = "1",
}
