Evaluation of rapid tests for anti-HIV detection in Brazil

AIDS

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2005, Pages

  Ferreira Jr , Orlando C ^a   Ferreira, Cristine ^b   Riedel, Maristela ^c   Widolin, Marcya Regina Visinoni ^c   Barbosa Jr , Aristides ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Brazilian STD/Aids Programme   (Brazil)

^c Public Health Municipal Laboratory of the City of Curitiba   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Evaluation of rapid tests; HIV rapid test; Rapid serological assays; Voluntary and counselling testing and antenatal care; Whole blood HIV testing

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAZIL; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMED CONSENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROCONVERSION; STANDARD; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 27944447322     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.aids.0000191494.51489.75     Document Type: Article

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