An in-house HIV DNA PCR assay for early diagnosis of HIV infection in children in Thailand

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 758-765

  Puthanakit, Thanyawee ^a   Apichartpiyakul, Chatchawan ^a   Sirisanthana, Virat ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Children; HIV Diagnostic Test; HIV DNA PCR; HIV Infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; VIRUS DNA; ZIDOVUDINE;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTIBODY DETECTION; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; THAILAND; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THAILAND;

EID: 0141478764     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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