Detection and quantification of cell-free Epstein-Barr virus by polymerase chain reaction and subsequent DNA enzyme immunoassay

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 141-148

  Zingg, Walter ^a   Bossart, Walter ^b   Berli, Esther ^a   Nadal, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

DNA enzyme immunoassay; Epstein Barr virus; Quantification

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

BASE SEQUENCE; CELL-FREE SYSTEM; CHILD; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, VIRAL; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4;

EID: 0032953588     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0934(99)00013-0     Document Type: Article

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