Most positive HIV western blot tests do not diagnose new cases in New York City: Implications for HIV testing programs

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 609-614

  Hanna, David B ^a,c   Tsoi, Benjamin W ^a,b   Begier, Elizabeth M ^a  

^a Bureau of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control   (United States)

^b Department of Health and Mental Hygiene ^*  (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Case finding; Evaluation studies; HIV diagnostic tests; Surveillance; Western blotting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE FINDING; COST; DEMOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMIGRANT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REGISTER; UNITED STATES; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; BLOTTING, WESTERN; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGISTRIES;

EID: 68449086885     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e3181a4488f     Document Type: Article

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