Evaluation of a rapid test for the detection of antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and 2 in the setting of multiple transmitted viral subtypes

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 171-173

  Reynolds, S J ^a   Ndongala, L M ^a   Luo, C C ^b   Mwandagalirwa, K ^a   Losoma, A J ^c   Mwamba, K J ^c   Bazepeyo, E ^c   Nzilambi, N E ^c   Quinn, T C ^a   Bollinger, R C ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c Hopital General de Kinshasa   (Congo)

Author keywords

HIV diagnostic tests; HIV subtypes

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ALGORITHM; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; ALGORITHMS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HIV-2; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 18244384758     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462021924857     Document Type: Article

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