Molecular confirmation of HIV-1 and HIV-2 coinfections among initially serologically dually-reactive samples from patients living in West Africa.

Boris K TchoungaMélanie BertineFlorence DamondValentine Marie FerréAndré InwoleySimon P BoniAlice MoisanJean-Christophe PlantierDiane DescampsDidier Koumavi EkoueviCharlotte Charpentier

Published in: PloS one (2023)

The contribution of type/group specific enzyme-immuno assay to accurately identify HIV-1/HIV-2 coinfections remain suboptimal, emphasizing the need for molecular diagnosis platforms in West Africa, to avail HIV DNA PCR test for the confirmation of HIV-1/HIV-2 co-infections.

Keyphrases

antiretroviral therapy
hiv positive
hiv infected
hiv testing
human immunodeficiency virus
hiv aids
hepatitis c virus
men who have sex with men
single molecule
prognostic factors
single cell
ejection fraction