       Document 0731
 DOCN  M9630731
 TI    [Detection of HIV virus antibodies in saliva]
 DT    9603
 AU    Bruckova M; Stankova M; Centrum AIDS, Infekcni klinika 1. lekarske
       fakulty; Univerzity Karlovy, Fakultni nemocnice na Bulovce, Praha.
 SO    Epidemiol Mikrobiol Imunol. 1995 Sep;44(3):127-9. Unique Identifier :
       AIDSLINE MED/96084472
 AB    The authors evaluate the use of saliva as alternative biological
       material for detection of HIV antibodies. If collected properly and when
       using the appropriate ELISA methods, HIV antibodies can be assessed in
       saliva with considerable sensitivity and specificity. Testing in saliva
       eliminates many disadvantages found when assessing HIV antibodies in
       serum. It does not require trained staff for blood sampling, collection
       and processing of saliva reduces the risk of professional infection to a
       minimum and can be carried out also under field conditions. A great
       advantage is the easy and unpretentious transport of collected samples
       to the laboratory, even long distance transport at extreme temperatures
       (transport medium in the testing kit Omni-SAL ensures great stability of
       the sample as well as proper collection of the sample). Alternative
       testing in saliva is useful in particular for epidemiological
       surveillance and for screening of HIV antibodies in population groups
       with a high risk of infections such as drug users and commercial works
       where it is often very difficult to obtain blood samples for
       examination.
 DE    English Abstract  Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay  Human  HIV
       Antibodies/*ANALYSIS  Saliva/*VIROLOGY  Sensitivity and Specificity
       JOURNAL ARTICLE

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