COMPARISON OF 4TH-GENERATION HIV ANTIGEN/ANTIBODY COMBINATION ASSAY WITH 3RD-GENERATION HIV ANTIBODY ASSAYS FOR THE OCCURRENC

Course overview

Intended audience: clinical laboratory scientists, pathologists Keywords: HIV, serologic assays, transmission Educational objectives: 1.Be able to know key differences between third and fourth generation HIV assays. 2.Be familiar with a basic understanding of HIV serologic assays. 3.Know key differences between screening and confirmation assays in the diagnosis of HIV. 4.Understand basic principles of HIV transmission and infectivity. 5.Be able to explain expected and unexpected findings during the window period in HIV.