Performances of HTLV serological tests in diagnosing HTLV infection in high-risk population of São Paulo, Brazil

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 361-364

  Jacob, Fabrício ^a   De Los Santos Fortuna, Elizabeth ^a   Azevedo, Raymundo Soares ^b   Caterino De Araujo, Adele ^a  

^a INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Enzyme immunoassay (EIA); High risk population; Human T lymphotropic virus type I and II (HTLV I and HTLV II); Performance; Serology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; VIRUS STRAIN;

EID: 38049057894     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: 16789946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46652007000600005     Document Type: Article

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