Oral fluid human immunodeficiency virus tests: Improved access to diagnosis for infants in poorly resourced prevention of mother to child transmission programs

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 253-256

  Sherman, Gayle G ^a   Jones, Stephanie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Child; Diagnosis; Human immunodeficiency virus; Low resource setting; Oral fluid human immunodeficiency virus test; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY FLUID; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; ORAL FLUID; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; SERUM; SOUTH AFRICA; STANDARD; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; BODY FLUIDS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIAGNOSIS, ORAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 14944381185     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000154325.85754.a3     Document Type: Article

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