An evaluation of the capillus HIV-1/HIV-2 latex agglutination test using serum and whole blood

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 192-195

  Windsor, I M ^a   Gomes Dos Santos, M L ^a   De La Hunt, L I ^a   Wadee, A A ^a   Khumalo, S ^a   Radebe, F ^a   Dangor, Y ^a   Ballard, R C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

capillus; HIV 1 HIV 2; latex agglutination; serum whole blood

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; SERUM; SOUTH AFRICA;

BLOTTING, WESTERN; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HIV-1; HIV-2; HUMANS; LATEX FIXATION TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0030887528     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462971919705     Document Type: Article

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