Improved classification of recent HIV-1 infection by employing a two-stage sensitive/less-sensitive test strategy

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 94-103

  Constantine, Niel T ^a   Sill, Anne M ^b   Jack, Noreen ^b   Kreisel, Kristen ^b   Edwards, Jeffrey ^b   Cafarella, Thomas ^b   Smith, Harry ^b   Bartholomew, Courtenay ^b   Cleghorn, Farley R ^b   Blattner, William A ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF HUMAN VIROLOGY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Detune; HIV; Less sensitive

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY;

EID: 0037234282     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00126334-200301010-00014     Document Type: Article

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