Polymerase chain reaction testing for early detection of HIV infection in children

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 294-295

  Midani, Samir ^a   Rathore, Mobeen H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FLORIDA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, MATERNALLY-ACQUIRED; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030899585     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199703000-00005     Document Type: Article

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