Identifying HIV infection in South African women: How does a fourth generation HIV rapid test perform?

Background: HIV rapid tests (RT) play an important role in tackling the HIV pandemic in South Africa. Third generation RT that detect HIV antibodies are currently used to diagnose HIV infection at the point of care. Determine Combo (DC) is the first fourth generation RT that detects both p24 antigen...

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Main Authors: Kapila Bhowan, Emma Kalk, Sonjiha Khan, Gayle Sherman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2011-12-01
Series:African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
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Online Access:https://ajlmonline.org/index.php/ajlm/article/view/4