Molecular diagnostics for infectious diseases

Journal of Clinical Ligand Assay

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 43-52

  Hill, Craig S ^a  

^a Gen Probe Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplification technology; Infectious disease diagnostics; Molecular microbiology; Nucleic acid probes

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; LIGASE; VIRUS DNA;

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA PROBE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; INFECTION; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 0029914332     PISSN: 10811672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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