p24 antigen detection on dried blood spots is a feasible and reliable test for infant HIV infection in rural Tanzania

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 719-721

  Kivuyo, S L ^a   Johannessen, A ^b   Troseid M ^c   Kasubi, M J ^d   Gundersen, S G ^e,f   Naman, E ^g   Mushi, D ^g   Ngowi, B J ^g,h   Mfinanga, G S ^a   Bruun, J N ^b,i  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^b Department of Infectious Diseases ^*  (Norway)

^c ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d MUHIMBILI NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Tanzania)

^e Sørlandet Hospital Health Enterprise   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

^g HAYDOM LUTHERAN HOSPITAL   (Tanzania)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Africa; Diagnosis; Dried blood spots; HIV core protein p24; HIV infections; Infant; Resource limited settings

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN P24;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DRIED BLOOD SPOT; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; RURAL AREA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TANZANIA; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

DRIED BLOOD SPOT TESTING; FEMALE; HIV CORE PROTEIN P24; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TANZANIA;

EID: 83455168961     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2009.009382     Document Type: Article

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