Evaluation of rapid kits for detection of HIV, HBsAg and HCV infections.

Diagnostic kits (J. Mitra Co. Ltd) for rapid detection of HIV, HBsAg & HCV were evaluated against respective enzyme immunoassay (Ortho Diagnostics). All rapid kits were 100% specific for HIV, HBsAg & HCV. Sensitivity for HIV, HCV & HBsAg was 80%, 87.5% & 93.4% respectively.