A field test for the detection of antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus types 1 and 2 in serum or plasma

Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 480-482

  Burgess Cassler, Anthony ^a   Angulo, Gustavo Barriga ^b   Wade, Stephen E ^a   Torres, Patricia Castillo ^b   Schramm, Willfried ^a  

^a Saliva Diagnostic Systems Inc   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PREGNANCY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0029916033     PISSN: 1071412X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/cdli.3.4.480-482.1996     Document Type: Article

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