Comparison of saliva and serum for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 antibody testing in Uganda using a rapid recombinant assay

Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 640-644

  Grant, Robert M ^a,f   Piwowar, Estelle M ^b,g   Katongole Mbidde, Edward ^c   Muzawalu, Waiswa ^d   Rugera, Simon ^c   Abima, John ^c   Stramer, Susan L ^e,h   Kataaha, Peter ^c   Jackson, Brooks ^b,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^d MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^e ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

^f GLADSTONE INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY   (United States)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h AMERICAN RED CROSS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA; SERUM; UGANDA;

EID: 0029958558     PISSN: 1071412X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/cdli.3.6.640-644.1996     Document Type: Article

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