Performance of rapid tests compared to conventional tests used for HIV diagnosis

• Main Authors: Márcia Jorge Castejon (Author), Rosemeire Yamashiro (Author), Carmem Aparecida F. Oliveira (Author), Luis Fernando M. Brigido (Author), Igor P. Generoso (Author), Maria Amélia S. M. Veras (Author), Ligia Regina F. S. Kerr (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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ABSTRACT Introduction: Early diagnosis is an important tool for strategies to fight human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Objective: The main objective of this study is to evaluate the comparability of the results of rapid tests (RT) used for the HIV diagnosis in relation to conventional mol...