Human Immunodeficiency Virus Book

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HIV Enzyme Immunoassay

Aka: HIV Enzyme Immunoassay, HIV ELISA, HIV EIA
  1. Indication
    1. Initial HIV Screening Test
  2. Efficacy
    1. Highly sensitive and specific (>99%)
  3. Precautions
    1. High false positive rate in low risk groups
    2. Never tell anyone they are HIV positive based on EIA
      1. Confirm with HIV Western Blot

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