Scientific Session Conference Abstracts
Scientific Session 1: New HIV Enzyme Immunoassays
Principles and Characteristics of EIAs Recently Approved by the FDA
- Vironostika HIV-1 Plus O Microelisa System for the Detection of Antibodies to HIV-1, including Group O
Speaker: Chamroen Chetty, PhD
Senior manager Immunoassay R&D, bioMérieux Inc.
View Abstract View Presentation - Principles and Characteristics of the BIO-RAD Genetic Systems™ HIV-1/HIV-2 Plus O EIA
Speaker: M. Kathleen Shriver, PhD
R&D Manager, Redmond Operations, Bio-Rad Laboratories
View Abstract View Presentation - Comparing the New EIAs with Old Standbys: Validation Data from Public Health Laboratories
Speaker: Berry Bennett, MPH
Retrovirology Section Chief, Florida Bureau of Laboratories
View Abstract View Presentation - APHL Survey on HIV Assays Currently in Use
Speaker: Barbara Werner, PhD
Infectious Disease Consultant, Massachusetts State Laboratory Institute
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Scientific Session 2: NAAT Testing for Acute HIV Infection
- Results of donor screening with nucleic acid amplification tests (NAT) and implications for HIV research, diagnosis and surveillance
Speaker: Michael P. Busch, MD, PhD
Professor of Laboratory Medicine, UCSF
Director, Blood Systems Research Institute
View Abstract View Presentation - Pooled RNA Testing of Antibody Negative High-Risk Persons: San Francisco and Los Angeles
Speaker: Sally Liska, DrPH
Director, San Francisco Public Health Laboratory
View Abstract View Presentation - Alternatives for Detecting Acute HIV: RNA, p24, and heat-dissociated p24
Speaker: Christopher D.Pilcher, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
View Abstract View Presentation - HIV NAAT Testing of HIV Antibody Negative Samples
Speaker: Robert Myers PhD
Deputy Director, Maryland Dept of Health and Mental Hygiene Laboratories
View Abstract View Presentation - Screening for Primary HIV Infection: The CDC Study
Speaker: Pragna Patel, MD, MPH
Medical Epidemiologist, Diagnostic Applications
Behavioral and Clinical Surveillance Branch, CDC
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Scientific Session 3: Rapid HIV Testing
- Panel: Roll-out and Implementation of Rapid Testing from a Field Perspective
Speakers:- Rapid HIV Testing: Implementation From a Field Perspective
Tony Falvo, CTL Program Coordinator, Florida Bureau of HIV/AIDS
View Abstract View Presentation - Roll-out and Implementation of Rapid Testing from a Field Perspective
Marianne Porter, BS MS, Director, Division of Laboratory Improvement, Pennsylvania Department of Health
View Abstract View Presentation - Implementing Rapid HIV Testing in New York State
Mara San Antonio Gaddy, RN, MSN, Director, Bureau of Direct Program Operations, New York State Department of Health
View Abstract View Presentation - Implementation of Rapid Testing from a Rural Perspective - Keys to Success
Susanne Norris Zanto, BS, CLS (NCA), Technical Services Manager, Montana Public Health Laboratory
View Abstract View Presentation - Roll-out and Implementation of Rapid Testing from a Field Perspective
Shelley Facente, MPH, HIV Rapid Testing Coordinator, San Francisco Department of Public Health AIDS Office
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- Rapid HIV Testing: Implementation From a Field Perspective
- Resolution of Discordant Confirmatory Results after POC Reactive Rapid Tests
Speaker: Berry Bennett, MPH
Retrovirology Section Chief, Florida Bureau of Laboratories
View Abstract View Presentation - Post Marketing Surveillance of OraQuick Rapid HIV Testing
Speaker: Laura Wesolowski, MPH
Laboratory Determinants and diagnostics,
Behavioral and Clinical Surveillance Branch, CDC
View Abstract View Presentation - Evaluation and Implementation of HIV Rapid Tests: The Experience in Eleven African Countries
Speaker: Stefan Wiktor, MD, MPH, Chief,
Surveillance and Infrastructure Development Branch,
Global AIDS Program, CDC
View Abstract View Presentation - Implications for the Public Health Laboratory from Expansion of Rapid Testing
Speaker: Arthur Kazianis, BA
HIV/Hepatitis Laboratory Supervisor, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
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Scientific Session 4: Options for Confirmatory Testing in Different Settings
- Challenges for Blood Donor Confirmatory Testing Algorithms
Speaker: Susan L. Stramer, PhD
Executive Scientific Officer, American Red Cross
View Abstract View Presentation - Comparison of Currently Available Assays that Detect Human Immunodeficiency Virus to Address Alternative Screening/Diagnostic Algorithms for HIV
Speaker: S. Michele Owen, PhD
Chief HIV Serology and Developmental Diagnostics Lab, CDC
View Abstract View Presentation - Performance of Rapid HIV Tests Singly and in Combination
Speaker: Kevin Delaney, MPH
Epidemiologist, Diagnostic Applications,
Behavioral and Clinical Surveillance Branch, CDC
View Abstract View Presentation - HIV 1/2 Combination Screening and Outcomes of Follow-Up
Speaker: William R. Oleszko, PhD
Acting Associate Director, Public Health Laboratory,
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
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Scientific Session 5: Dried Blood Spot Testing
- Dried Blood Spots: An Ideal Specimen for HIV Serologic and Nucleic Acid Testing
Speaker: Joanne Mei, PhD
Lead Research Chemist
Newborn Screening Quality Assurance Program, CDC
View Abstract View Presentation - Usefulness and Application of Dried Blood Spots in HIV and HCV Epidemiology, Diagnostics and Drug Resistance Testing
Speaker: John Kim, PhD
Chief, National HIV Reference Lab Public Health Agency of Canada
View Abstract View Presentation - Early Diagnosis of HIV-1 Infection in Infants Using Dried Blood Spots and Real Time, RT-PCR
Speaker: Chin-Yih Ou, PhD
Chief, HIV Molecular Diagnostics Lab, CD
View Abstract View Presentation - Use of DBS with BED Testing for Recent Infection
Speaker: Bharat S. Parekh, PhD
Chief, HIV Incidence Laboratory, CDC
View Abstract View Presentation - Use of DBS for HIV Drug Resistance Surveillance
Speaker: Diane V. Bennett, MD, MPH, M.ED.
Coordinator, Antiretroviral Drug Resistance Surveillance, CDC
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Scientific Session 6: Concurrent Discussion Groups
- Updates: Status of Tests for Recent Infection & CDC’s Plans for the Detuned IND
Speaker: Bernie Branson, MD
Associate Director for Laboratory Diagnostics, CDC
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Panel: Tests for Recent Infection
Moderators: Niel Constantine and Anne M. Sill
- Calibration, validation and application of the BED assay for recent HIV-1 infection in multiple subtypes
Panelist: Bharat S. Parekh, PhD, Chief, HIV Incidence and Diagnosis Laboratory, CDC
View Abstract View Presentation - A Simple and Inexpensive Algorithm for Determining Recent HIV Infection: Development of a Sensitive/Less Sensitive (S/LS) Particle Agglutination Assay
Panelist: Neil Constantine, PhD, Professor, University of Maryland School of Medicine
View Abstract View Presentation - Identification of Factors Impacting the Determination of HIV Incidence in Non-Research-Based, Clinical Populations
Panelist: Anne M. Sill, BA, Research Supervisor, Research
Associate, Institute of Human Virology,
View Abstract View Presentation - Incidence Tests for the Serological Testing Algorithm for Recent HIV Seroconversion (STARHS)
Panelist: Joanne Mei, PhD, Lead Research Chemist, CDC,
View Abstract View Presentation - Summary of STARHS meeting in Bangkok
Panelist: Robert Remis, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Professor,
Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, Canada
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Panel: Rapid HIV Testing in International Settings
Moderator: Mark Rayfield, PhD, Global AIDS Program CDC
- Arguments for the use HIV Rapid Tests on a National Scale in Resource Poor Settings
Panelist: Kyle B. Bond, MS, Surveillance and Infrastructure Development Branch, GAP, NCHSTP, CDC
View Abstract View Presentation - HIV in Botswana; Improving Lab Capacity in the Face of the AIDS Pandemic
Panelist: Patricia Clark, MPH, Interim Virology/Immunology Section Manager, Michigan Department of Community Health
View Abstract View Presentation - Rapid Testing: The Kenya Experience
Panelist: Dr. Peter Tukei, Assistant Director Kenya Medical Research Institute, Laboratory Director, CDC/KEMRI
View Abstract View Presentation - Use of Rapid HIV Assays in Vietnam and Cambodia: Challenges to improving access, quality and timeliness of HIV Testing
Panelist: Ralph Timperi, MPH, Director Massachusetts State Laboratory Institutes
View Abstract View Presentation - Quality Assurance for Rapid Testing
Panelist: Elizabeth Dax, AM, MD, BS, PhD, Director, National Serology Reference Laboratory, Australia
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Poster Abstracts
- Multisite Evaluation Of BIO-RAD Multispot HIV-1/HIV-2 Rapid Test To Detect And Differentiate HIV-1 From HIV-2 And As A Stand-Alone Multi-Test HIV-1 Algorithm Based On Separate Recombinant And Peptide Antigent Spots
Bentsen, Christopher
View Abstract View Poster - Clinical Trial of the Hema-Strip HIV Rapid HIV Test Using Finger Stick Blood, Whole Blood, Plasma, and Serum
Constantine, Niel
View Abstract View Poster - Clinical Trial of Two Rapid Lateral Flow Tests for the Detection of HIV Antibodies in Fingerstick Whole Blood, Venous Whole Blood, Plasma and Serum
Estandiari, Javan
View Abstract View Poster - Development of a New Latex-Based Lateral-flow Assay for Rapid Detection of Antibodies to Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Kanaujia, Ganga
View Abstract View Poster - Muti-anti Print Immunoaasay (MAPIA): A Novel Immunoscreening Tool for HIV Antigens and Confirmatory Assay for HIV Infection
Lyashchenko, Konstantin
View Abstract View Poster - Miracure™ Rapid HIV Test For Detection Of HIV Antibodies In Whole Blood: Report Of A Pilot Study
Ratnam, Sam
View Abstract View Poster - Rapid HIV Testing In Delaware
Gorman, Robin
View Abstract View Poster - Implementation Of Rapid HIV Testing At Publicly Funded Cts Sites In New Jersey
Cadoff, Evan
View Abstract View Poster - Transition Year, 2004, in HIV Antibody Testing at the New York City Department Health and Mental Hygiene’s Public Health Laboratory
Punsalang, Amado
View Abstract View Poster - The impact of training and field experience on non-laboratory staff confidence and skills for conducting rapid HIV testing in point of care settings
San Antonio-Gaddy, Mara
View Abstract View Poster - HIV Rapid Testing At Federally Qualified Health Care Centers In New Jersey
Paul, Sindy
View Abstract View Poster - A Case Series Of Discordant Laboratory Results With Rapid HIV Testing
Paul, Sindy
View Abstrac View Poster - An Evaluation of Proficiency Testing by Laboratories Performing HIV Antibody Immunoassays
Howerton, Devery
View Abstract View Poster - Confirmatory Testing Practices Among Participants In The CDC’s Model Performance Evaluation Program For HIV Rapid Testing
Williams, Laurina
View Abstract View Poster - Evaluation Of The Accuracy Of The Oraquick Advance Rapid HIV-1/2 Test In Patients With Suspected HIV Infection In Rural India
Pai, Nitika Pant
View Abstract View Poster - Evaluation Of Acceptability, Feasibility And Preference For The Oraquick Advance Rapid HIV-1/2 Test In A Rural Patient Population In India
Pai, Nitika Pant
View Abstract View Poster - The Cost-Effectiveness Of HIV Rapid Testing In The Brazilian Public Health System
Pascom, Ana Roberta Pati
View Abstract View Poster - Rapid HIV Testing In Needle Exchange Centres And Prisons In Finland
Brummer-Korvenkontio, Henrikki
View Abstract View Poster - Rapid HIV Kit Evaluation for Non-Laboratory Settings in Botswana: A Global AIDS laboratory Project
Clark, Patricia
View Abstract View Poster - Detection of Incident HIV Infections using Rapid HIV Antibody Detection Assays
Candal, Debra
View Abstract View Poster - Mobile Voluntary Counseling and Testing: How Valid Are HIV Test Results?
Mutura, Catherine
View Abstract View Poster - Performance of HIV-1 Enzyme-Immunoassays on Dried Blood Spots for Quality Control of HIV Testing
Olara, Dennis
View Abstract View Poster - Early Diagnosis Of HIV-1 Infection In Infants Using Dried Blood Spots And Real-Time Reverse Transcription/Polymerase Chain Reaction
Ou, Chin-Yi
View Abstract View Poster - Performance Characteristics Of The Roche Amplicor 1.5 Assay For Quantitation Of HIV-1 RNA From Whole Blood Collected On Filter Paper
Granade, Tim
View Abstract View Poster - Modified Protocols of Commercial Enzyme Immunoassays for the Detection of Antibodies to HIV-1 and HIV-2 from Whole Blood Collected on Filter Paper
Granade, Tim
View Abstract View Poster - Development Of An Oral Fluid Assay Capable Of Differentiating Recent From Established HIV Infection
Constantine, Niel
View Abstract View Poster - Incidence Immunoassay For Distinguishing Recent From Established HIV-1 Infection In Therapy Naïve Populations
Dax, Elizabeth
View Abstract View Poster - Method Comparison Of The HIV Tests For Recent Infection
Garrett, PE
View Abstract View Poster - Use Of The HIV-1 Bed Incidence Eia And Western Blots To Characterize Rejected Blood Donor Specimens
Gottfried, Toby
View Abstract View Poster - Identification Of Recent HIV Infections In Single Serum Sample: Comparison Between The Avidity Index Method And The Serologic Testing Algorithm For Recent HIV Seroconversion (STARHS)
Martró, Elisa
View Abstract View Poster - Recent HIV Infections In Heterosexuals: Is STARHS Applicable?
Murphy, G
View Abstract View Poster - Measuring Antibody Avidity Improves The Utility Of Starhs In Identifying Recent HIV Infection
Murphy, G
View Abstract View Poster - Enhancing Diagnostic Data For HIV Surveillance: The Ontario Laboratory Enhancement Study (LES)
Remis, Robert
View Abstract View Poster - Comparison Of Less Sensitive HIV Incidence Tests For The Serological Testing Algorithm For Recent HIV Seroconversion (STARHS)
Schiffer, Jarad
View Abstract View Poster - Comparison of three methods of extraction of RNA for the detection of human immunodeficiency virus viral load in human plasma
Asthana, Deshratn
View Abstract View Poster - Comparison Of Sensitivities Between DNA And RNA Nucleic Acid Tests For The Detection Of HIV-1 Infection
Luo, Wei
View Abstract View Poster - NAAT Screening Via Multistage Pooling For Acute HIV-1 Infection
McPherson, Todd
View Abstract View Poster - Real-Time HIV-1 Plasma Viral Load Assay
Wei, Xierong
View Abstract View Poster - Real-Time RT-PCR Based Assay On Blood Clot Specimens For Diagnosis Of HIV-1 Infection In Children, Malawi
Yang, Chunfu
View Abstract View Poster - Lowering The Detection Limits Of HIV-1 Viral Load Using Real-Time Immuno-PCR For HIV-1 P24 Antigen
Constantine, Niel
View Abstract View Poster - CD4 T-Lymphocytes Counting in a Northern Nigerian Setting: Comparison of a New Affordable Flow Cytometric and Manual Magnetic Bead Techniques
Imade, Godwin
View Abstract View Poster - Extensive Reactivity Of SVCPZ, HIV-1 Groups and O V3 Peptides With Anti-HIV Seronegative Plasma Samples from Individuals Living in Villages In the Equatorial Rain Forest Regions In Cameroon Where A Broad HIV-1 Genetic Diversity Exist: Implications In HIV Diagnosis
Nyambi, Phillipe
View Abstract View Poster - Multicode RTX For Quantifying Mixed Population of Drug Resistant HIV
Prudent, James
View Abstract View Poster - Use of dried blood spot (DBS) or serum spot to detect recent
HIV-1 Seroconversion by HIV-1 BED Incidence Assay
Phillips, Susan
View Abstract View Poster - Development of a Rapid HIV-1 Confirmatory Test
Kardos, Keith
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