Unusually strong, but transient, nonspecific human immunodeficiency virus types 1 and 2 antibody reactivity

Transfusion

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1521-1522

  Kiely, Philip ^a   Miller, Kristy ^a   Denham Ricks, Paula ^a   Kebede, Mekonnen ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN P24; GLYCOPROTEIN GP 160; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INTERVIEW; LETTER; SEROLOGY; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BLOOD; IMMUNOLOGY;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BLOOD DONORS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; FEMALE; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV-1; HIV-2; HUMANS;

EID: 52049093234     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: 15372995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2008.01765.x     Document Type: Letter

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