Anti-HIV antibody titer: An alternative supplementary test for diagnosis of HIV-1 infection

Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 193-198

  Urwijitaroon, Yupa ^a,b   Barusrux, Sahawat ^a,b   Romphruk, Amornrat ^a   Puapairoj, Chintana ^a   Thongkrajai, Pramote ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; SEROCONVERSION; VIRUS TITRATION;

AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031461828     PISSN: 0125877X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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