Reliability of rapid testing for hepatitis B in a region of high HIV endemicity

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 162-164

  Davies, J ^a   van Oosterhout, J J G ^b   Nyirenda, M ^b   Bowden, J ^a   Moore, E ^b   Hart, I J ^a   Zijlstra, E E ^b   Chaponda, M ^a,b   Faragher, B ^c   Beeching, N J ^a,c   Beadsworth, M B J ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^c LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Co infection; Diagnosis; Hepatitis B; HIV; Malawi; Point of care test

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; POINT OF CARE TESTING; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALAWI; MALE; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS; VIROLOGY;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 75149114970     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2009.10.010     Document Type: Article

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