Assessment of commercial enzyme immunoassay for hepatitis C virus serotyping

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 994-997

  Webber, Lynne M ^a   Els, Sonja ^a   Taylor, Maureen B ^a   Grabow, Wilhelm O K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Enzyme immunoassay serotypes; Hepatitis C virus; Recombinant immunoblot assay

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPING; SERUM;

EID: 0030426946     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.49.12.994     Document Type: Article

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