Centrifugation improves the detection of HIV-1 p24 antigen in plasma from children born to mothers infected with HIV-1

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 158, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 6-10

  dos Ramos Farías, María Sol ^a   Garcia, María Noé ^a   Dilernia, Darío ^a   Rabinovich, Roberto Daniel ^a   Ávila, María Mercedes ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Centrifugation of plasma; HIV; Pediatric diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN P24; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; CENTRIFUGATION; FEMALE; HIV CORE PROTEIN P24; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES; MOTHERS; PLASMA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 67349129778     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2009.01.010     Document Type: Article

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