Evaluation of DAVIH-BLOT System for Simultaneous Diagnosis of HIV-1/2
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Otto Cruz Sui1*, Dervel Felipe Díaz Herrera2, Lucy Montano Tamayo3, Kenia Romero Martínez2, María Teresa Pérez Guevara4 and Eladio Silva Cabrera5 1Biologist, MSc degree in Biochemistry, Health Sciences PhD, Senior Researcher, AIDS Research Laboratory, Cuba 2Biochemistry, MSc degree in Biochemistry, Adjunct Researcher, AIDS Research Laboratory, Cuba 3Chemical Analysis Technician, AIDS Research Laboratory, Cuba 4Biochemistry, MSc degree in Biochemistry, Associate Researcher, Jamaica 5Specialist II degree in Microbiology, Veterinary Sciences PhD, Senior Researcher, AIDS Research Laboratory, Cuba
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