Detection of acute HIV-1 infections utilizing NAAT technology in Dallas, Texas

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 58, Issue SUPPL1, 2013, Pages

  Emerson, Brian ^a   Plough, Kelly ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute HIV infection; NAAT; Public health; RNA; Viral load

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION ALGORITHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIV RAPID TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ACUTE HIV INFECTION; NAAT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RNA; VIRAL LOAD;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; RNA, VIRAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEXAS;

EID: 84890229937     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: 18735967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2013.08.005     Document Type: Article

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