A case of a false positive result on a home HIV test kit obtained on the internet [1]

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 359-

  Haddow, Lewis J ^a   Robinson, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN P24; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTERNET; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SELF CARE;

EID: 23844495834     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2004.013615     Document Type: Letter

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