Evaluation of rapid HIV test kits on whole blood and development of rapid testing algorithm for voluntary testing and counseling centers in Ethiopia

Ethiopian Medical Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 267-276

  Tegbaru, Belete ^a   Messele, Tsehaynesh ^b   Wolday, Dawit ^b   Meles, Hailu ^b   Tesema, Desalegn ^a   Birhanu, Hiwot ^a   Tesfaye, Girma ^c   Bond, Kyle B ^d   Martin, Robert ^d   Rayfield, Mark A ^d   Wuhib, Tadesse ^d   Fekadu, Makonnen ^d  

^a ETHIOPIAN PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^b Ethio Netherlands AIDS Research Project ENARP   (Ethiopia)

^c Ethiopian Red Cross Society National Blood Bank (ERCS NBB)   (Ethiopia)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ALGORITHM; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ETHIOPIA; EVALUATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOLOGY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; STANDARD; TIME;

AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; ALGORITHMS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ETHIOPIA; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HIV-1; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 27144432501     PISSN: 00141755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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