Evaluation of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and 2 antibodies detection in dried whole blood spots (DBS) samples

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 151-156

  De Castro, Andréa Cauduro ^a,b,d   Borges, Luiz Gustavo Dos Anjos ^c   De Souza, Ricardo Da Silva ^c   Grudzinski, Melina ^a   D'Azevedo, Pedro Alves ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL NOSSA SENHORA DA CONCEIÇÃO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAXIAS DO SUL   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

DBS stability; Filter paper; HIV diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SENSIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FILTRATION; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HIV-2; HUMANS; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 47049111307     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: 16789946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652008000300004     Document Type: Article

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