Comparative evaluation of TRI-DOT Rapid HIV test with fourth-generation ELISA for the detection of human immunodeficiency virus

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 850-852

  Sudha, T ^a   Teja, V D ^a   Gopal, M ^a   Rajesh, M ^a   Lakshmi, V ^a  

^a NIZAM'S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Detection; Fourth generation ELISA; Human immunodeficiency virus; p24 antigen; Rapid assay TRI DOT

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN P24;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRUS DETECTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 25144474567     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2005.01231.x     Document Type: Article

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