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<p>Recent advances in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diagnostics have improved the management of disease progression significantly, which have also boosted the efficacy of antiviral therapies. The detection of HIV at the earliest is very important. A highly recognized and effective virological biomarker for acute HIV infections is p24 antigen. This brief overview is based on advances of HIV diagnosis while focusing on the latest HIV testing technologies including HIV-specific antigens detecting assays of both anti-HIV antibodies and p24 antigen. In addition to other emerging molecular diagnostics for acute HIV infection, the utilization of p24 antigen has been summarized. Moreover, it has been explained how these immunoassays have reduced the window period for detection of HIV in the acute stage of infection.</p>
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Recent advances in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diagnostics have improved the management of disease progression significantly, which have also boosted the efficacy of antiviral therapies. The detection of HIV at the earliest is very important. A highly recognized and effective virological biomarker for acute HIV infections is p24 antigen. This brief overview is based on advances of HIV diagnosis while focusing on the latest HIV testing technologies including HIV-specific antigens detecting assays of both anti-HIV antibodies and p24 antigen. In addition to other emerging molecular diagnostics for acute HIV infection, the utilization of p24 antigen has been summarized. Moreover, it has been explained how these immunoassays have reduced the window period for detection of HIV in the acute stage of infection.

The contemporary immunoassays for HIV diagnosis: a concise overview

Department of Health and Biological Sciences

Department of Zoology, Government Degree College Lakarai

Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Science

Asian Biomedicine

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Recent advances in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diagnostics have improved the management of disease progression significantly, which have also boosted...

The contemporary immunoassays for HIV diagnosis: a concise overview

Article Category: Mini review

Pubblicato online: 07 ago 2023

Pagine: 3 - 12

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/abm-2023-0038

Parole chiave
antibodies, core protein p24, diagnosis, HIV, immunoassay

© 2023 Abdullah et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

The contemporary immunoassays for HIV diagnosis: a concise overview

Article Category: Mini review

Pubblicato online: 07 ago 2023

Pagine: 3 - 12

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/abm-2023-0038

Parole chiaveantibodies, core protein p24, diagnosis, HIV, immunoassay

© 2023 Abdullah et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Parole chiave
antibodies, core protein p24, diagnosis, HIV, immunoassay