Improved performance of seroconversion with a 4th generation HIV antigen/antibody assay

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 77-84

  Van Binsbergen, J ^a   Siebelink, A ^a   Jacobs, A ^a   Keur, W ^a   Bruynis, F ^a   Van De Graaf, M ^a   Van Der Heijden, J ^a   Kambel, D ^a   Toonen, J ^a  

^a Organon Teknika   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

AIDS; Combined HIV antibody and antigen detection; HIV; p24; Seroconversion

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN P24; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SEROCONVERSION;

ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV CORE PROTEIN P24; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HIV-1; HIV-2; HUMANS;

EID: 0032835172     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0934(99)00086-5     Document Type: Article

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