Early diagnosis of in utero and intrapartum HIV infection in infants prior to 6 weeks of age

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2373-2377

  Lilian, Rivka R ^a   Kalk, Emma ^a,e   Bhowan, Kapila ^a   Berrie, Leigh ^b,c   Carmona, Sergio ^c,d   Technau, Karl ^a   Sherman, Gayle G ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNICABLE DISEASES   (South Africa)

^c NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^e STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; NEVIRAPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIED BLOOD SPOT TESTING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INTRAPARTUM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADULT; BLOOD; COHORT STUDIES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOUTH AFRICA; VIROLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862744068     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00431-12     Document Type: Article

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