Incidence of human immunodeficiency virus antibody in a prenatal population at a community hospital

Incidence of human immunodeficiency virus antibody in a prenatal population at a community hospital

Alexander T S; Lee J; Yen-Lieberman B

Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology

1999

1999-01

Prenatal human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) screening may reduce vertical HIV transmission. We screened 4,419 prenatal sera and found 38 repeatedly reactive specimens with an HIV-1-HIV-2 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Western blot analysis confirmed four of these specimens as positive for HIV-1 antibodies. Screening detects previously unidentified HIV infections, but false-positive results may also occur.

cohort; Immunology; infection; Infectious Diseases; Microbiology

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Journal Article or Conference Abstract Publication

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