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 CharpentierPublished 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.