Evaluation of the Bio-Rad Geenius HIV-1/2 test as a confirmatory assay

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 399-401

  Montesinos, Isabel ^a   Eykmans, Joelle ^a   Delforge, Marie Luce ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Geenius HIV1 2; HIV confirmatory tests; HIV Western blot

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FOLLOW UP; HIV CLIA KIT; HIV TEST; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROCONVERSION; WESTERN BLOTTING; BLOOD; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SEROLOGY; VIROLOGY;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

BLOTTING, WESTERN; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HIV-1; HIV-2; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 84902771335     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: 18735967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2014.04.025     Document Type: Article

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