1581Laboratory Evaluation of three HIV and Syphilis Combination Rapid Diagnostic Tests
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Diagnostic Tests Romney M. Humphries, PhD; Jennifer Woo, MD; Jun Ho Chung; Diana Ciobanu; Claire Bristow MSc; Jeffrey Klausner, MD, MPH; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; UCLA Health System, Los Angeles, CA; Epidemiology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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Evaluation of rapid diagnostic tests for the detection of human immunodeficiency virus types 1 and 2, hepatitis B surface antigen, and syphilis in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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