Ensuring the quality and performance of human immunodeficiency virus, type 1 (HIV-1) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) testing in routine laboratory situations is an important practical ...

A new smartphone attachment could provide almost immediate, in-the-field test results for HIV and syphilis. The palm-sized device, tested recently on expectant mothers in Rwanda, could diagnose these ...

HIV-specific antibodies of 3 immunoglobulin isotypes are readily found in human saliva, providing a potential second reliable method of detecting the virus that may be used as a painless alternative ...

A team of biomedical engineers at Columbia University has developed an iPhone dongle costing just $34 that can conduct HIV tests with similar accuracy to ‘gold standard’ laboratory equipment costing ...

To ensure safer blood transfusions, the government has mandated the use of ELISA tests for infectious disease screening in blood centres. This regulation follows HIV cases linked to contaminated blood ...