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Assessing the sensitivity and specificity of First Response HIV-1-2 test kit with whole blood and serum samples: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Rapid diagnostic Test (RDT) kits are the preferred assays for HIV testing in many countries. Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission, Know Your Status Campaigns, Blood-Safety, Voluntary Counseling and Testing are major strategies adapted to control t...

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Autores principales:	Boadu, Raymond, Darko, George, Nortey, Priscilla, Akweongo, Patricia, Sarfo, Bismark
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2016
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4756447/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26889203 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12981-016-0092-0

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