CENTRIFUGE SST (SERUM GEL TUBES) WITHIN 1-2 HOURS OF COLLECTION. CENTRIFUGE RED TOP VACUTAINERS AND ALIQUOT SERUM WITHIN 1-2 HOURS OF COLLECTION. THE SEPARATION VIAL MUST BE LABELED WITH AT LEAST 2 PATIENT IDENTIFIERS AND THE SAMPLE TYPE.
Reference intervals
NEGATIVE (POSITIVE RESULTS ARE RECHECKED BY A DIFFERENT METHOD/ KIT IN LINE WITH NASCOP HTS ALGORITHM).
Clinical Utility
TESTS FOR PRESENCE OF HIV 1/ 2 ANTIBODIES AND P24 ANTIGEN.
Test Limitations/ Confounders
RESULTS ARE UNRELIABLE IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF HIV EXPOSED INFANTS AGED UP TO 18 MONTHS (HIV PROVIRAL DNA PCR ADVISED IN THIS AGE GROUP).