Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Recommendations and Reports, July 17, 1992 / Vol. 41 / No. RR-12

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• Alternative Title:
  Testing for Antibodies to Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 2 in the United States
• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Recommendations and Reports
• Personal Author:
  O'Brien, Thomas R. ; George, J. Richard ; Epstein, Jay S. ; Holmberg, Scott D. ; Schochetman, Gerald
• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; United States. Food and Drug Administration
• Description:
  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended that all donated blood be screened for antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV-2) beginning no later than June 1, 1992. This article provides CDC recommendations for the diagnosis of HIV-1 and HIV-2 infections in persons being tested in settings other than blood centers and CDC/FDA guidelines for serologic testing with combination HIV-1/HIV-2 screening enzyme immunoassays (EIAs).
• Subjects:
  Adult AIDS Serodiagnosis Blotting, Western Child Counseling Female HIV-1 HIV-2 HIV Antibodies HIV Infections Humans Immunoenzyme Techniques Male

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• Source:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Recommendations and Reports, 1992; v. 41, no. 12
• Series:
  Recommendations and Reports: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  1057-5987 (print)
• Document Type:
  Journal Issue
• Place as Subject:
  Africa, Western ; Europe ; United States
• Pages in Document:
  9 pdf pages
• Volume:
  41
• Issue:
  12
• Peer Reviewed:
  Yes
• Collection(s):
  Guidelines and Recommendations Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/7299/cdc_7299_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 325.05 KB ]