Early detection of human immunodeficiency virus on dried blood spot specimens: Sensitivity across serial specimens

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 111-118

  Comeau, A M ^a   Pitt, J ^a   Hillyer, G V ^a   Landesman, S ^a   Bremer, J ^a   Chang, B H ^a   Lew, J ^a   Moye, J ^a   Grady, G F ^a   McIntosh, K ^a  

^a Theobald Smith Research Inst Inc ^*  (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD VOLUME; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERINATAL PERIOD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0029797721     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(96)70197-X     Document Type: Article

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