Stability of saliva for measuring HIV in the tropics

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 296-299

  Thwe, Min ^a   Frerichs, Ralph R ^b   Oo, Khin Yi ^c   Zan, Edward ^a   Eskes, Nora ^d  

^a Department of Health   (Myanmar)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c National Health Laboratory   (Myanmar)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYANMAR; PREGNANCY; SALIVA ANALYSIS;

ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; FEMALE; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MYANMAR; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SALIVA; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 0032700885     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/45.5.296     Document Type: Article

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