Interassay correlation of human herpesvirus 8 serologic tests

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 178, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 304-309

  Rabkin, Charles S ^a   Schulz, Thomas F ^b   Whitby, Denise ^a   Lennette, Evelyne T ^b   Magpantay, Larry I ^b   Chatlynne, Louise ^b   Biggar, Robert J ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; VIRUS CAPSID; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031820401     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/515649     Document Type: Article

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