Field evaluation of rapid HIV serologic tests for screening and confirming HIV-1 infection in Honduras

AIDS

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 369-375

  Stetler, Harrison C ^a   Granade, Timothy C ^a,d   Nunez, Cesar Antonio ^b   Meza, Rita ^b   Terrell, Stanley ^c   Amador, Lucila ^b   George, J Richard ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b Ministry of Health   (Honduras)

^c U States Agy for Intl Development   (Honduras)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative confirmatory strategies; HIV 1 antibody; Honduras; Rapid serological assays

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HEALTH CENTER; HONDURAS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SCREENING; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROLOGY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AMERICAS; CENTRAL AMERICA; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; EXAMINATIONS AND DIAGNOSES; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SERODIAGNOSIS--STANDARDS; HONDURAS; LABORATORY EXAMINATIONS AND DIAGNOSES; LATIN AMERICA; MEASUREMENT; NORTH AMERICA; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; SCREENING; VALIDITY; VIRAL DISEASES;

AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HONDURAS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MASS SCREENING; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0031018016     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199703110-00015     Document Type: Article

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