Quantitation of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA in plasma by using blood dried on filter paper

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 258-260

  Fiscus, Susan A ^a,d   Brambilla, Donald ^b   Grosso, Lynell ^a   Schock, Jody ^a   Cronin, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^c Organon Teknika Corporation   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEROPREVALENCE; TECHNIQUE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0031964405     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.1.258-260.1998     Document Type: Article

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