Use of a fourth generation HIV assay for routine screening - The first year's experience

Journal of Infection

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 415-416

  Fitzpatrick, Fidelma ^a   Kaminski, Geraldine ^b   Jones, Lindsay ^b   Drudy, Ethna ^b   Crean, Margaret ^b  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN P24; VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN DETECTION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMPLOYMENT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LETTER; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGAN DONOR; PRENATAL SCREENING; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV CORE PROTEIN P24; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING;

EID: 33750626733     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2006.01.007     Document Type: Letter

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