HIV testing in developing countries: What is required?

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 134, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 779-786

  Alemnji, George ^a   Nkengasong, John N ^a   Parekh, Bharat S ^a  

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

Author keywords

Accreditation; Developing countries; Diagnostics; HIV; Point of care testing; Quality control; Rapid tests

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ACCREDITATION; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTIBODY DETECTION; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CLINICAL CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENOTYPE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIV EDUCATION; HIV TEST; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; POINT OF CARE TESTING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SEROLOGY; STAFF TRAINING; UNITED STATES; VIRUS LOAD; WESTERN BLOTTING;

CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; PUBLIC-PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84856573949     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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