Low rates of p24 antigen detection using a fourth-generation point of care HIV test

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 178-179

  Fox, Julie ^a   Dunn, Helen ^a   O'Shea, Siobhan ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN P24; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOASSAY; LETTER; NONHUMAN; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HIV CORE PROTEIN P24; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HIV-2; HUMANS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79952087248     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.2010.042564     Document Type: Letter

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