Use of rapid HIV testing in a low threshold centre in Antwerp, Belgium, 2007–2012

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 25, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 936-942

  Wouters, Kristien ^a   Fransen, Katrien ^a   Beelaert, Greet ^a   Kenyon, Chris ^a   Platteau, Tom ^a   Van Ghyseghem, Chris ^a   Collier, Ilse ^a   Buyze, Jozefien ^a   Florence, Eric ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

AIDS; diagnosis; Europe; high risk groups; HIV; rapid test; screening; voluntary counselling and testing

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIGEN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AFRICA; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; COUNSELING; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; MIGRANT; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREVALENCE; RAPID TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SCREENING TEST; VENOUS BLOOD; WORK EXPERIENCE; BLOOD; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; IMMUNOLOGY; MASS SCREENING; SEROLOGY; VOLUNTARY PROGRAM;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; BELGIUM; COUNSELING; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HIV-2; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEROLOGIC TESTS; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS;

EID: 84908506286     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: 17581052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956462414526705     Document Type: Article

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