Detection of HIV-1 nucleic acid and HIV-1 antibodies in needles and syringes used for non-intravenous injection

AIDS

Volumn 12, Issue 17, 1998, Pages 2345-2350

  Rich, Josiah D ^a,d   Dickinson, Brian P ^a   Carney, John M ^b   Fisher, Alvan ^c   Heimer, Robert ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Department of Pharmacy   (United States)

^d MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anabolic steroids; HIV 1; Injection; Intramuscular; Intravenous; Needlestick; Subcutaneous

Indexed keywords

DNA; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEEDLE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVIRUS; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SYRINGE;

EID: 0032480996     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002030-199817000-00017     Document Type: Article

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