Performance evaluation of four different kits available in the Indian market, for the rapid detection of HIV antibody

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 193-195

  Kannangai, R ^a   Prabu, K ^a   Vincent, A A ^a   Vijayakumar, T S ^a   Sridharan, G ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

HIV; India; Rapid tests

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; VIRUS DNA;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY SCREENING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INDIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MARKETING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0346264867     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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