Evaluation of four rapid tests for diagnosis and differentiation of HIV-1 and HIV-2 infections in Guinea-Conakry, West Africa

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 104, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 571-576

  Chaillet, Pascale ^a   Tayler Smith, Katie ^b   Zachariah, Rony ^b   Duclos, Nanfack ^b   Moctar, Diallo ^c   Beelaert, Greet ^d   Fransen, Katrien ^d  

^a MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Belgium)

^b MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES   (Switzerland)

^c Ministry of Health   (Guinea)

^d INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Guinea Conakry; HIV 1; HIV 2; Rapid tests

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GOLD STANDARD; GUINEA; GUINEA CONAKRY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2 INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2;

EID: 77955558436     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2010.05.007     Document Type: Article

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