Abstract:Background: Universal screening for HIV with Ag/Ab combo assays has reduced the window period significantly due to its high sensitivity. However, occurrence of false positives is common and in a country like India, it may lead to social distress and loss of livelihood. We wanted to ascertain the occurrence of false positives in our laboratory.Methods: There were 21817 samples analysed retrospectively from Jan 2015 to Jul 2017 (31 months). Architect HIV Ag/Ab Combo (Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL) was use… Show more
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