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DeCS

Descriptor English:

AIDS Serodiagnosis

Descriptor Spanish:

Serodiagnóstico del SIDA

Descriptor Portuguese:

Sorodiagnóstico da AIDS

Synonyms English:

AIDS Serology
HIV Serodiagnosis
HTLV-III Serodiagnosis
HTLV-III Serology

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Definition English:

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

Indexing Annotation English:

used with AIDS patients & HIV-seropositive or -negative persons; do not use /util except by MeSH definition; DF: AIDS SERODIAG

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Allowable Qualifiers English:

AE adverse effects	CL classification
CT contraindications	EC economics
ES ethics	HI history
IS instrumentation	LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MT methods	MO mortality
NU nursing	PX psychology
ST standards	SN statistics & numerical data
TD trends	UT utilization
VE veterinary

Record Number:

23555

Unique Identifier:

D015492

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