Potential of a simplified p24 assay for early diagnosis of infant human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection in Haiti.
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With global efforts to scale up the prevention of mother-to-child transmission services and pediatric antiretroviral therapy, there is an urgent need to introduce a simple, low-cost infant human immunodeficiency virus test in the field. We postulated that the p24 antigen capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay could be simplified by eliminating signal amplification without compromising diagnostic accuracy.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 45 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007