title: Alternative strategies for confirmation of human immunodeficiency virus infection require judicious use.
authors.forename: Cecilia C L
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Ngan
authors.forename: Su-Yun Se
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Thoe
authors.forename: Kwai-Peng
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Jimmy E H
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Sng
authors.forename: Ai-Ee
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Ling
mesh_terms: D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D015498:HIV-2 / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D014944:World Health Organization