Evaluation of the performance of the Abbott ARCHITECT HIV Ag/Ab Combo Assay

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 52, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Chavez, Pollyanna ^a   Wesolowski, Laura ^a   Patel, Pragna ^a   Delaney, Kevin ^a   Owen, S Michele ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute HIV infection; AHI; Antigen antibody combination assay; HIV; Testing

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN P24; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMBINATION ASSAY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ALGORITHMS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV ANTIGENS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HIV-1; HIV-2; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MASS SCREENING; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80755170025     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: 18735967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2011.09.010     Document Type: Article

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