Comparative evaluation of the VIDAS HIV DUO Ultra assay for combined detection of HIV-1 antigen and antibodies to HIV

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 165-167

  Bourlet, Thomas ^a   Pretis, Catherine ^b   Pillet, Sylvie ^a   Lesenechal, Mylène ^b   Piche, Jérôme ^b   Pozzetto, Bruno ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

^b BIOMÉRIEUX   (France)

Author keywords

HIV; HIV antigen antibody combined assay; HIV 1 p24 antigen assay; Serology

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYZER; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DOUBLE ANTIBODY SANDWICH ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROCONVERSION; SIGNAL DETECTION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS;

AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV ANTIGENS; HIV CORE PROTEIN P24; HIV-1; HUMANS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 20444435854     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2005.03.011     Document Type: Article

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