Immunochromatographic strip test for rapid detection of nevirapine in plasma samples from human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
; 51(9): 3361-3, 2007 Sep.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17606683
ABSTRACT
We report a novel one-step immunochromatographic strip test for the rapid, qualitative detection of nevirapine in plasma samples from human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients. The sensitivity was 100% (95% confidence interval [95% CI], 97.8 to 100%), and the specificity was 99.5% (95% CI, 97.2 to 99.9%). The limit of detection was 25 ng/ml. Immunochromatographic strip tests are simple, rapid, and cheap assays that could greatly facilitate drug level monitoring in resource-limited settings.
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Temas:
ECOS
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Aspectos_gerais
Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções por HIV
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Fármacos Anti-HIV
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Nevirapina
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos