A multicentre quality assessment study to monitor the performance of HIV-1 PCR

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 45-55

  Schweiger, B ^a   Pauli, G ^a   Zeichhardt, H ^b   Kucherer C ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amplicor kit; HIV 1 DNA PCR; In house PCR; Multicentre quality control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS DETECTION;

DNA, VIRAL; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUALITY CONTROL; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 0030825245     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0934(97)00075-X     Document Type: Article

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