Elisa test assay question .

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This may not be the best place to ask this t I wondered if anyone knew this one. When a lab is testing your blood for HIV. Do they use the same Elisa assay kit (tray) to test multiple people at the same time? Or is it 1 kit to 1 person?

[Braveheart124]

When me and my partner went to test, we had tests at same time on same machine, and we got nearly same index values. So, no need for you to think about that at all.

[UnnacceptablePost]

I recon ppl have been misdiagnosed plenty of times due to human error.

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What are the safeguards to stop such a thing from happening? In the UK 2011a woman was given the wrong test result as the person didn't load the machine properly and she died 11 months later.

[UnnacceptablePost]

Yeah there obviously very educated they wouldn't let knuckledraggers near the place with such an important job but as we all know human errors happen and none of us are 100%. What I'm wondering is do they let single people do these tests or do they let one person do it then another and share reports?

[Teak]

Do you think that the person running the tests just might be very educated and trained?

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How do mix ups not happen then?

[Teak]

You thought incorrectly.

[UnnacceptablePost]

I though an analyser was always used to tell the values.

[UnnacceptablePost]

Fourth gen Elisa duo and I wouldn't know whatever they use in the NHS Scotland.

[Teak]

Are they doing a single or a batch test? It depends on the type of ELISA test and if an analyzer is used or not.