Why the study?
Does GACPAT provide high sensitivity and specificity for detecting anti-HIV-1 and anti-HTLV-I?
Population
1127 blood donations, 628 HIV-1 high-risk specimens, and 176 HTLV-I high-risk specimens
Comparison
Immunoglobulin G antibody capture… vs Second-generation enzyme-linked immunosorbent…
Design
Other
Authors
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May support cost-effective screening; leaves open prospective validation in clinical populations.
Does GACPAT provide high sensitivity and specificity for detecting anti-HIV-1 and anti-HTLV-I?
GACPAT is a highly sensitive and specific, economical test for large-scale screening of HIV-1 and HTLV-I antibodies.
Parry et al. (1989) studied this question.
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