Antibodies to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

AIDS is an acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the retrovirus. Basic Information Specialist classification: Infectious disease examination and classification: immunological examination Applicable gender: whether men and women apply fasting: not fasting Analysis results: Below normal: Normal value: no Above normal: negative: normal. Positive: No relevant information. Tips: The positive results should be combined with other examination items and clinical conditions for comprehensive analysis. Suspicious results should be followed up for at least 6 months. Normal value HIV antibody is negative. Clinical significance Detection of HIV antibodies in the body can be an important indicator of HIV infection. Once infected, it will be a permanent drug carrier and become a source of infection. Screening tests commonly use enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), gelatin particle agglutination test (PA), indirect immunofluorescence (IF); Western blot (WB) as a confirmation test; if the HIV antibody is positive, it should be combined with clinical Analyze and judge. Positive results may be diseases: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome considerations HIV infection can also be detected by PCR. Positive results should be combined with other examination items and clinical conditions for comprehensive analysis. Suspicious results should be followed up for at least 6 months. Inspection process Follow the kit instructions. Where the sample to be tested is positive by ELISA, it must be resampled, double-well repeated measurement, still positive, and is considered positive by HIV-1/2 antibody ELISA. When using this method for large-scale testing, there are often about 1% false positives. Specimens that are ultimately judged to be positive for the enzyme's immune response must be sent to a validation laboratory approved by the national health department for confirmation in a sensitive and more specific manner. Not suitable for the crowd There are no special taboos. Adverse reactions and risks There are no related complications and hazards.

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