Comparison of signal-to-cutoff values in first, second, and third generation enzyme immunoassays for the diagnosis of HTLV-1/2 infection in "at-risk" individuals from São Paulo, Brazil

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 288-290

  Jacob, Fabrício ^a   Magri, Mariana C ^a,b   Costa, Emanuela A S ^a   Santos Fortuna, Elizabeth ^a   Caterino de Araujo, Adele ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Diagnosis; Enzyme immunoassay (EIA); Human T cell lymphotropic virus type 1 and 2 (HTLV 1 2); Signal to cutoff (S C) value

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 2; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BRAZIL; FEMALE; HTLV-I INFECTIONS; HTLV-II INFECTIONS; HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1; HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 2; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1; HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 2;

EID: 67349274986     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2009.03.024     Document Type: Article

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