Level of human immunodeficiency virus DNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells correlates with efficacy of antiretroviral therapy

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2361-2365

  McDermott, Jennifer L ^a   Giri, Adriana A ^a   Martini, Isabella ^a   Bono, Maria ^a   Giacomini, Mauro ^a   Campelli, Antonio ^b   Tagliaferro, Luigi ^a   Cara, Andrea ^c   Varnier, Oliviero E ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Laboratorio Dott Pignatelli   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIREMIA;

EID: 0033027958     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.7.2361-2365.1999     Document Type: Article

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