Diagnostic evaluation of a new combined HIV p24 antigen and anti-HIV1/2/0 screening assay

Clinical Laboratory

Volumn 47, Issue 7-8, 2001, Pages 351-356

  Polywka, S ^a   Feldner, J ^a   Duttmann, H ^a   Laufs, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

AIDS; Combined antigen antibody test; HIV; Seroconversion

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN P24; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RELIABILITY; SCREENING TEST; SEROCONVERSION;

ALGORITHMS; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV CORE PROTEIN P24; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HIV-1; HIV-2; HUMANS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 0034927846     PISSN: 14336510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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