HIV/Aids: Evaluation of Diagnostic Kits and Formulation of a Testing Strategy for Pakistan - Couverture souple

Waheed, Usman

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3847314467 ISBN 13 : 9783847314462

Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

In Pakistan, there is a pressing need for a suitable algorithm(s) that meet the demand for the expand access to HIV screening, diagnosis, treatment and care in line with the National AIDS Control Programme’s, Strategic Framework and National HIV and AIDS Policy through its multi-donor financed Social Action Programme. This book, therefore outlines the adapted diagnostic procedures for the detection of HIV, evaluates the performance and diagnostic effectiveness of three different HIV antibody assays and formulates an alternative cost-effective confirmatory approach for HIV diagnosis that is suitable for use in Pakistan. This book would be useful for HIV diagnostic laboratories, researchers and also decision makers at the National AIDS Control Programme to implement and then regularly validate the national testing strategy.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Usman Waheed did his MPhil in Molecular Biology from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad. After graduating, he acquired additional trainings in Molecular Biology from Germany and Netherlands. He has worked as Research Fellow in National HIV/STI Referral Laboratory. Currently serving as a Technical Advisor at the GIZ Blood Transfusion Project.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3847314467
• ISBN 13: 9783847314462
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 120
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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