Multicenter evaluation of the new automated Enzymun-Test Anti-HIV 1 + 2 + subtyp O

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 580-584

  Weber, Bernard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

^b Laboratoires Reunis Kutter Lieners Hastert Centre Langwies   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TYPING;

DNA VIRUSES; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0031975889     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.2.580-584.1998     Document Type: Article

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