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One of the most commonly used methods for demonstration of HIV antibodies is indirect immunofluorescence employing HIV-infected, CD4-positive lymphoid cell lines as antigenic substrate. Immunofluorescence with conventional optic equipment is reported to be slightly less sensitive than enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA). We have developed an immunofluorescence microscope which is equipped with an argon laser that has the advantages of much brighter fluorescence than conventional techniques, the prevention of fluorescence bleaching, and the possibility of distinguishing specific from nonspecific staining by comparative analysis of the kinetics of the bleaching curves. This microscope has now been used for demonstration of HIV antibodies in indirect immunofluorescence tests on the H9 lymphoid cell line, which is highly efficient in expressing HIV after infection. Titers of ELISA and Western blot-verified HIV-positive patients and appropriate normal controls were compared using four types of microscopic equipment, including the laser immunofluorescence microscope. The latter afforded significantly higher titers than those obtained with conventional immunofluorescence microscopes, and also made possible the distinction between specific and nonspecific staining.

Improvement of immunofluorescence for diagnosis of AIDS using laser microscopy.