Table 1 Tests used for diagnosis of HIV, HBV and syphilis at the participating clinics and in the Danish pregnancy screening programme
Facility | HIV test used | HBV test used | Syphilis test used |
|---|---|---|---|
Clinic A | Visual read qualitative immunoassay (Alere™ Determine™ HIV-1/2, Alere Medical Co. Ltd., Japan) | Hepatitis B surface antigen test (LIAISON® XL, DiaSorin S.p.A, Saluggia, Italy) | Point of care test (Core™ Syphilis, CORE Diagnostics, England), and confirmatory test in microbiological laboratory |
Clinic B | HIV antibody test (ADVIA Centaur CP Immunoassay System, Siemens Healthcare GmbH, Germany) | Hepatitis B surface antigen test (ADVIA Centaur CP Immunoassay System, Siemens Healthcare GmbH, Germany) | Treponema antibody screening and Trepanmoa pallidum confirmatory test (ADVIA Centaur CP Immunoassay System, Siemens Healthcare GmbH, Germany) |
Clinic C | Visual read qualitative immunoassay (Alere™ Determine™ HIV-1/2, Alere Medical Co. Ltd., Japan) | Hepatitis B surface antigen test (ADVIA Centaur XP Immunoassay System, Siemens Healthcare GmbH, Germany) | Point of care test (Core™ Syphilis, CORE Diagnostics, England), England and confirmatory test in microbiological laboratory |
Danish pregnancy screening program | Tested at Danish blood banks, using a variety of automated diagnostic platforms | ||