Comparison of the polymerase chain reaction and serology for the diagnosis of HTLV-I infection

Journal of Infection

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 109-112

  Van Der Ryst, E ^a,b   Smith, M S ^a   Visagie, H M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA DETERMINATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NEOPLASM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROCONVERSION; SEROLOGY; SERUM; SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; T CELL LEUKEMIA;

EID: 0029874949     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-4453(96)91219-0     Document Type: Review

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