Evaluation of rapid tests for human immunodeficiency virus as a tool to detect recent seroconversion

The identification of recent HIV infection is important for epidemiological studies and to monitor the epidemic. The objective of this study was to evaluate two rapid tests that are easily available to the Brazilian scientific community for using as markers of recent HIV infection. The Rapid Test -...

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Main Authors: Samira Barboza Girardi, Angela Maria Egydio de Carvalho Barreto, Claudia Cortese Barreto, Anna Barbara Proietti, Silvia Maia Farias de Carvalho, Paula Loureiro, Ester Cerdeira Sabino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702012000500009&lng=en&tlng=en