Evaluation of rapid diagnostic tests for the detection of human immunodeficiency virus types 1 and 2, hepatitis B surface antigen, and syphilis in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 301-309

  Lien, Truong Xuan ^a   Tien, Nguyen Thi Kim ^a   Chanpong, G Fraser ^a   Cuc, Cao Thu ^a   Yen, Vii Thuy ^a   Soderquist, R ^b   Laras, K ^b   Corwin, A ^b  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE   (Viet Nam)

^b US Naval Medical Research Unit No 2 Jakarta   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; SYPHILIS; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM; VIET NAM; VIRUS DETECTION;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; RNA VIRUSES; TREPONEMA PALLIDUM;

EID: 0034017698     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2000.62.301     Document Type: Article

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