Preferred Specimen(s) 1 mL serum
Transport Container Plastic screw-cap vial
Transport Temperature
- Refrigerated 5 days,
- -20oC 4 weeks
Methodology Chemiluminescene
Clinical Significance The combination of HIV -1/HIV -2 includes detecion of subtype HIV -1. HIV -2 is closely related to HIV – 1 regarding nucleic acid sequence and clinical disease.