Seroincidence of recent human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infections in China.
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SUBMITTER: Xiao Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2168114 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Oct
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Seroincidence of recent human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infections in China.
Xiao Yao Y Jiang Yan Y Feng Jigang J Xu Wenyan W Wang Minjie M Funkhouser Ellen E Vermund Sten H SH Jia Yujiang Y
Clinical and vaccine immunology : CVI 20070801 10
A subtype B, E, and D immunoglobulin G capture immunoassay shows promise as a tool for estimating human immunodeficiency virus type 1 seroincidence from cross-sectional surveys, but the test-specific limitations suggest that an adjustment is necessary, and further validation of the assay with populations with divergent subtypes is needed. ...[more]
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