Comparative evaluation of Aptima HIV-1 Qualitative RNA assay performance using plasma and serum specimens from persons with established HIV-1 infection

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 52, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Ethridge, Steven F ^a   Wesolowski, Laura G ^a   Nasrullah, Muazzam ^a   Kennedy, M Susan ^a   Delaney, Kevin P ^a   Candal, Debra ^a   Owen, S Michele ^a  

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

Author keywords

Algorithm; HIV testing; NAAT; Nucleic acid amplification test; United States

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOASSAY; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SERUM; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; PLASMA; RNA, VIRAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERUM; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83155181508     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: 18735967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2011.09.019     Document Type: Article

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