Evaluation of the concomitant use of two different EIA tests for HIV screening in blood banks

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 172-175

  Otani, Marcia M ^a   Salles, Nanci A ^a   Barreto, Angela M E ^a   Barreto, Claudia C ^a   Chamone, Dalton F ^a,b   Sabino, Ester C ^a  

^a FUNDAÇÃO PRÓ SANGUE HEMOCENTRO DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blood banks; Blood donors; Brazil; HIV

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MONITORING; TESTING METHOD;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD DONOR; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; SCREENING TEST; SEROCONVERSION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0037305902     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892003000200021     Document Type: Article

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