Laboratory diagnosis of dual HIV-1/HIV-2 infection in ghanaian patients

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 537-543

  Bonney, E Y ^a   Sackey, S T ^b   Brandful, J A M ^a  

^a University of Ghana   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; GENETICS; GHANA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIROLOGY;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DNA, VIRAL; GHANA; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HIV-2; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 66149149443     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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