Use of rapid tests for perinatal HIV infection in resource-limited settings

Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 105-110

  Moodley, Dhayendre ^a   Moodley, Pravi ^a   Moodley, Jagidesa ^a   Coovadia, Hoosen M ^a   Esterhuizen, Tonya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Perinatal HIV infection; Rapid HIV test

Indexed keywords

EID: 85013613059     PISSN: 13057707     EISSN: 13057693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1557076     Document Type: Article

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