Reconciling HIV incidence results from two assays employed in the serological testing algorithm for recent HIV seroconversion (STARHS).

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Published in J Virol Methods on November 01, 2003

Authors

Gary Murphy1, Andre Charlett, Natasha Osner, O Noel Gill, John V Parry

Author Affiliations

1: Sexually Transmitted and Bloodborne Virus Laboratory, Health Protection Agency, Specialist & Reference Microbiology Division, Central Public Health Laboratory, 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HT, UK.

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