Evaluation of two rapid HIV screening tests for the detection of HIV-2 antibody [5]

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 320-321

  Kannangai, Rajesh ^a   Ramalingam, Sandeep ^a   Prabu, Kanickam ^a   Jesudason, Mary Vijaya ^a   Sridharan, Gopalan ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTIBODY DETECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SEROPREVALENCE; VIRUS PARTICLE;

EID: 0036500269     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042560-200203010-00018     Document Type: Letter

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