Pitfalls with rapid HIV antibody testing in HIV-infected children in the Western Cape, South Africa

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 68-71

  Claassen, M ^a   van Zyl, G U ^a   Korsman, S N J ^a   Smit, L ^a   Cotton, M F ^b   Preiser, W ^a  

^a Faculty of Health Sciences   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Capillus; Determine; False negative; HIV antibodies; Paediatric; Rapid test

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOUTH AFRICA; STANDARD; VIRUS LOAD;

AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 33748080130     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2006.06.008     Document Type: Article

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