Failure of human immunodeficiency virus enzyme immunoassay to rule out infection among polymerase chain reaction-negative vietnamese infants at 12 months of age

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 273-276

  Sohn, Annette H ^a   Thanh, Tran Chi ^b   Thinh, Le Quoc ^c   Khanh, Truong Huu ^c   Thu, Huynh Khanh ^b   Giang, Le Truong ^d   Lien, Truong Xuan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PASTEUR INSTITUTE   (Viet Nam)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL 1   (Viet Nam)

^d Ho Chi Minh City Provincial AIDS Committee   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

HIV enzyme immunoassay; Infant diagnosis; Maternal antibody; Seroreversion; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROCONVERSION; VIET NAM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; IMMUNOLOGY; SERODIAGNOSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; VIROLOGY;

AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INFANT; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIETNAM;

EID: 65649151381     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31818e03b4     Document Type: Article

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