The contemporary immunoassays for HIV diagnosis: a concise overview

Abdullah; Din, Misbahud; Waris, Abdul; Khan, Muddasir; Ali, Sajjad; Muhammad, Riaz; Salman, Muhammad

doi:10.2478/abm-2023-0038

Abstract

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.

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