Human Immunodeficiency
Virus
HIV (Human
Immunodeficiency Virus) / AIDS
(Acquired
Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
This unit provides HIV
clinical laboratory serum testing ONLY to
local health jurisdictions and contracted
sites approved by the HIV program. The
Request for Antibodies to HTLV III form must
be completed for testing. Identify the
specimen by patient's initials, birth date
and/or a patient number.
The causative agent for
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
is the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
The previous name was HTLV III/LAV.
The screening procedure for
serum specimens is an ELISA or EIA test. If
the ELISA or EIA is a repeatable reactive,
(reactive in two separate runs) a
supplemental test is done. The supplemental
test is the Western Blot.
Microbiology Forms
For further information please refer to the
PHL Directory of Services
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