Rapid oral fluid-based point-of-care HIV testing: Applicability in developing countries

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 171-173

  Pant Pai, Nitika ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BODY FLUID; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MOUTH MUCOSA; PATIENT COUNSELING; PERINATAL PERIOD; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PROSTITUTION; QUALITY CONTROL; RURAL AREA; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; STIGMA; UNITED STATES; URINALYSIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INDIA; MASS SCREENING; MOUTH MUCOSA; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; SALIVA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 37649013295     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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