Third-generation recombinant immunoblot assay: Comparison of reactivities according to hepatitis C virus genotype

Transfusion

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 547-551

  Dow, B C ^a   Munro, H ^a   Buchanan, I ^a   Follett, E A C ^a   Davidson, F ^b   Yap, P L ^b   Simmonds, P ^c  

^a SCOTTISH NATIONAL BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^b Edinburgh S E Scotland Blood T   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INFECTION PREVENTION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030017667     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1996.36696269515.x     Document Type: Article

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