Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

AIDS Serodiagnosis

Immunologic tests for identification of HIV (HTLV-III/LAV) antibodies. They include assays for HIV SEROPOSITIVITY and HIV SERONEGATIVITY that have been developed for screening persons carrying the viral antibody from patients with overt symptoms of AIDS or AIDS-RELATED COMPLEX.

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Abstract

Immunologic tests for identification of HIV (HTLV-III/LAV) antibodies. They include assays for HIV SEROPOSITIVITY and HIV SERONEGATIVITY that have been developed for screening persons carrying the viral antibody from patients with overt symptoms of AIDS or AIDS-RELATED COMPLEX.

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19 entry terms
  • AIDS Serology
  • HIV Serodiagnosis
  • HTLV-III Serodiagnosis
  • HTLV-III Serology
  • Serodiagnosis, AIDS
  • Serodiagnosis, HIV
  • Serodiagnosis, HTLV-III
  • Serology, AIDS
  • Serology, HTLV-III
  • AIDS Serodiagnoses
  • HIV Serodiagnoses
  • HTLV III Serodiagnosis
  • HTLV III Serology
  • HTLV-III Serodiagnoses
  • Serodiagnoses, AIDS
  • Serodiagnoses, HIV
  • Serodiagnoses, HTLV-III
  • Serodiagnosis, HTLV III
  • Serology, HTLV III

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Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, methods, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.

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coordinate with specific technique (FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; RADIOIMMUNOPRECIPITATION ASSAY, ETC)

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Previous Indexing

  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (1984-1988)
  • Antibodies, Viral (1983-1988)
  • HIV/immunology (1988)
  • HTLV-III/immunology (1987)
  • Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus/immunology (1984-1987)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. AIDS Serodiagnosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015492. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015492
  2. AIDS Serodiagnosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q73396212