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The Fifth Consensus Conference on Testing for Human Retroviruses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

William J. Hausler Jr.  and
Jane P. Getchell
William J. Hausler Jr.*
Affiliation:
Hygienic Laboratory, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Jane P. Getchell*
Affiliation:
Hygienic Laboratory, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
*
University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory, Oakdale Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242
University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory, Oakdale Hall, Iowa City, IA 52242
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In late 1985, the Association of State and Territorial Public Health Laboratory Directors (ASTPHLD) first recognized the need for standardization and uniformity of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) test procedures, interpretation and reporting among public health laboratories. In 1986, the HIV Committee of ASTPHLD conducted its first Consensus Conference, with the objective of promoting quality and uniformity among laboratory programs through the exchange of data, sharing of expertise and formulation of consensus recommendations. There were 41 participants at this conference that addressed four topics: enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), Western blot, immunofluorescence and methods standardization.

Type
Fifth Consensus Conference
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 11 , Issue 8 , August 1990 , pp. 417 - 418
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1990

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References

1. Association of State and Territorial Public Health Laboratory Directors/Centers for Disease Control. Interpretation and use of the western blot assay for serodiagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus type-1 infections. MMWR. 1989;38(suppl S-7):1–7.Google Scholar