Rapid Point-of-Care Testing for Detection of HIV and Clinical Monitoring

Pearls and Pitfalls of HIV-1 Serologic Laboratory Testing

Detection of HIV-specific antibodies forms the corner stone for laboratory diagnosis of HIV infections. Serologic methods are routinely used to determine whether a host is infected with HIV, to evaluate the status of infections, and to assist monitoring antiretroviral therapy. Primary diagnosis of HIV infection is commonly accomplished by serology via detection of HIV antibody using a screening...

Development of Multiplex Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction for Simultaneous Detection of Influenza A, B and Adenoviruses

Background and objective:Millions of people in developing countries lose their lives due to acute respiratory infections, such as Influenza A & B and Adeno viruses. Given the importance of rapid identification of the virus, in this study the researchers attempted to design a method that enables detection of influenza A, B, and adenoviruses, quickly and simultaneously. ...

Can We Apply the Control Material from Standard Clinical Chemistry Analyzer for Usage in the Point of Care Testing Analyzer?

A Novel Point-of-Care BioNanoSensor for Rapid HIV Detection and Treatment Monitoring

We report here a new diagnostic approach to the direct detection of HIV in blood or other body fluids that is rapid, sensitive and potentially applicable in a point-of-care setting. The approach follows on the development of a novel BioNanoSensor (BNS) device that utilizes piezoelectric technology to detect the presence of the HIV surface glycoprotein gp120 in a nanoscale format. The detection ...

A Simple and Rapid Method for the Detection of HIV-1/HCV in Co-Infected Patients

  Background: Due to some limitations of serological methods in diagnosis of patients infected with HIV-1 (human immunodeficiency virus) and HCV (hepatitis C virus), it is profoundly important to use molecular methods for the detecting of these infectious agents. However, the most significant problems are the exorbitant cost of these methods and the need of a thermocycler which is an expensive...