New indirect immunofluorescence assay as a confirmatory test for human immunodeficiency virus type 1

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 222-225

  Kiptoo, M K ^a,b   Mpoke, S S ^a   Ng'ang'a, Z W ^b  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; VALIDATION STUDY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HIV-1; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 16544381450     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v81i5.9163     Document Type: Article

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