Performance of the Amplicor human immunodeficiency virus type 1 PCR and analysis of specimens with false-negative results

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2846-2853

  Barlow, K L ^a   Tosswill, J H C ^a   Parry, J V ^a   Clewley, J P ^a  

^a CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FOLLOW UP; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; VIRUS TYPING;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 0030870144     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.11.2846-2853.1997     Document Type: Article

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