Detection of anti-HIV-1 IgG antibodies in whole saliva by Gacelisa and Western Blot assays

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 292-294

  Matee, M I N ^a   Lyamuya, E F ^a   Simon, E ^a   Mbena, E C ^a   Kagoma, C ^a   Samaranayake, L P ^b   Scheutz, F ^c  

^a MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASES; EASTERN AFRICA; ENGLISH SPEAKING AFRICA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXAMINATIONS AND DIAGNOSES; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOLOGY; LABORATORY EXAMINATIONS AND DIAGNOSES; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RELIABILITY; RESEARCH REPORT; SALIVA; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TANZANIA; VALIDITY; VIRAL DISEASES; VIROLOGY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AFRICA; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIALS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; EASTERN AFRICA; ENGLISH SPEAKING AFRICA; EXAMINATIONS AND DIAGNOSES; HIV INFECTIONS; LABORATORY EXAMINATIONS AND DIAGNOSES; MEASUREMENT; RELIABILITY; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; SCREENING; TANZANIA; VALIDITY; VIRAL DISEASES;

ADULT; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HIV-1; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SALIVA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TANZANIA;

EID: 0030138532     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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