Risk factor analysis and serological diagnosis of HIV-1/HIV-2 infection in a Brazilian blood donor population: Validation of the World Health Organization strategy for HIV testing

AIDS

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1135-1140

  Carvalho, Marcia B ^a   Hamerschlak, Nelson ^a   Vaz, Rogerio S ^a   Ferreira Jr , Orlando C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Algorithm; Alternative test; Blood donor; Brazil; HIV 1; HIV 2; Risk factor; Serological test; Test strategy

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BRAZIL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INFECTION RISK; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BLOOD DONORS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BRAZIL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVALUATION STUDIES; GUIDELINES; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HIV-2; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0029832439     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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