HIV test — Randall L. Tobias, former U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, being publicly tested for HIV in Ethiopia in an effort to reduce the stigma of being tested.[1] HIV tests are used to detect the presence of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus … Wikipedia
Medical test — Intervention X ray of a hand. X rays are a common medical test. MeSH … Wikipedia
Heterophile antibody test — The test is sensitive for heterophile antibodies produced by the human immune system in response to EBV infection. The monospot test, a form of the heterophile antibody test,[1] is a rapid test for infectious mononucleosis due to Epstein–Barr… … Wikipedia
NS1 antigen test — full name is Platelia Dengue NS1 Ag assay, is a test for dengue made by Bio Rad Laboratories and Pasteur Institute, introduced in 2006. It allows rapid detection on the first day of fever, before antibodies appear some 5 or more days later.[1][2 … Wikipedia
Nucleic acid test — A nucleic acid test, often called a NAT test, (or nucleic acid amplification test NAAT ) is a biochemical technique used to detect a virus or a bacterium. These tests were developed to shorten the window period, a time between when a patient has… … Wikipedia
Complete blood count — Blood count redirects here. For the Billy Strayhorn composition, see Blood Count. Complete blood count Diagnostics Schematics (also sometimes called Fishbones ) of shorthand for complete blood count commonly used by clinicians and healthcare… … Wikipedia
List of AIDS-related topics — This is a list of AIDS related topics, many of which were originally taken from the public domain U.S. Department of Health Glossary of HIV/AIDS Related Terms, 4th Edition. [http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/ed resources/glossary/] NOTOC A AACTG… … Wikipedia
Branched DNA assay — In biology, a branched DNA assay is a test for specific nucleic acid chains typically used to detect Retroviruses such as HIVcite journal author = Murphy, D. G.; Gonin, P.; Fauvel, M. year = 1999 title = Reproducibility and Performance of the… … Wikipedia
Viral load — is a measure of the severity of a viral infection, and can be calculated by estimating the amount of virus in an involved body fluid. For example, it can be given in RNA copies per milliliter of blood plasma. Determination of viral load is part… … Wikipedia
