Performance of the Enzyme Linked Fluorescent Assay in Diagnosis of HIV Infection; Comparative Evaluation with other Methods.

It was determined that there is a high level of agreement between the ELFA method and confirmation tests. It was thought that it might take place in the preconfirmation stage. As can be seen from the results obtained, the false positive rate by ELFA method was found to be about five times lower than that of micro-ELISA and CMIA methods. Considering that antigen (p24) and antibody positivity can be given separately with this aspect, it can be considered that there is a confirmation place in HIV diagnosis algorithm.