Performance of the OraQuick® and Hema-Strip® rapid HIV antibody detection assays by non-laboratorians

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 229-232

  Granade, Timothy C ^a   Parekh, Bharat S ^a   Phillips, Susan K ^a   McDougal, J Steve ^a  

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

Author keywords

Hema Strip ; Non laboratorians; OraQuick ; Rapid HIV antibody tests

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; BLOOD; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EVALUATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOLOGY; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MIDDLE AGED; SERODIAGNOSIS; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 2442490869     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2003.12.006     Document Type: Article

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