gloves/HIV/powder

[Samoht]

In article <1994Dec10.141359.3429 at csdvax.csd.unsw.edu.au>,
exb0431 at csdvax.csd.unsw.edu.au writes:

>Also the use of the gloves with 'powder' in them interfered with
SEROLOGICAL
>ASSAYS. I've only heard of interference of 'powder' with PCR reactions.!
>Again any comments most welcome!!??
>Thanks in advance. :-|) Ian Carter

There was a letter to the editor in Lancet several years ago about talc
causing false negatives (I beleive) in HIV ELISA.  Sorry 
I don't have the reference at the present time.