Comparison of the performance of rapid HIV tests using samples collected for surveillance in Mozambique

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1991-1998

  Melo, Josefa ^a   Nilsson, Charlotta ^b   Mondlane, José ^a   Osman, Nafissa ^c   Biberfeld, Gunnel ^b,d   Folgosa, Elena ^a   Andersson, Sören ^b  

^a EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^c MAPUTO CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Mozambique)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alternative confirmatory strategy; Evaluation; HIV antibody diagnosis; Mozambique; Seroprevalence; Simple rapid tests

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MOZAMBIQUE; PREGNANT WOMAN; RAPID SCREENING ASSAY; SCREENING TEST; SEROCONVERSION; SIMPLE SCREENING ASSAY; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VIRUS DETECTION;

CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPREVALENCE; HIV-1; HIV-2; HUMANS; MOZAMBIQUE; NURSES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2;

EID: 70350605876     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21633     Document Type: Article

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