Evaluation of the MUREX*ICE HIV-1.O.2 capture enzyme immunoassay for early identification of HIV-1 seroreverting infants in a developing country

Clinical and Diagnostic Virology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-8

  Lyons, Susan F ^a   Bowers, Elaine T ^a   McGillivray, Gillian M ^a   Blackburn, Nigel K ^a   Gray, Glenda E ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Breast feeding; Early diagnosis; Vertical transmission

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; VIROLOGY;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

AFRICA; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INFANT;

EID: 0031128570     PISSN: 09280197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-0197(96)00271-1     Document Type: Article

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