Comparison of the Quantiplex version 3.0 assay and a sensitized amplicor monitor assay for measurement of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA levels in plasma samples

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 3612-3614

  Highbarger, Helene C ^a   Alvord, W Gregory ^b   Jiang, Min Kang ^a   Shah, Akram S ^a   Metcalf, Julia A ^c   Lane, H Clifford ^c   Dewar, Robin L ^a  

^a SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VIRUS LOAD;

EID: 0032833279     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.11.3612-3614.1999     Document Type: Article

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