Avidity index for anti-HIV antibodies: Comparison between third- and fourth-generation automated immunoassays

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2610-2613

  Suligoi, Barbara ^a   Rodella, Anna ^b   Raimondo, Mariangela ^a   Regine, Vincenza ^a   Terlenghi, Luigina ^b   Manca, Nino ^b   Casari, Salvatore ^b   Camoni, Laura ^a   Salfa, Maria Cristina ^a   Galli, Claudio ^c  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^c ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN P24; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; AVIDITY INDEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROCONVERSION;

ADULT; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HIV; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 79959849752     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02115-10     Document Type: Article

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