Comparison of the sensitivity of four rapid assays for the detection of antibodies to HIV-1/HIV-2 during seroconversion

Clinical and Diagnostic Virology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 55-61

  Samdal, Helvi H ^a   Gutigard, Bjørg Guri ^a   Labay, Dolores ^a   Wiik, Sissel I ^a   Skaug, Kjell ^a   Skar, Anne G ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Antibody; HIV; Rapid assays; Sensitivity; Seroconversion

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2;

EID: 0029854435     PISSN: 09280197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-0197(96)00244-9     Document Type: Article

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