Accuracy of plasma HIV RNA quantification: A multicentre study of variability

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 417-422

  Skidmore, Susan J ^a   Zuckerman, Mark ^b   Parry, John V ^c  

^a BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Dulwich Community Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antiretroviral therapy; HIV patient management; Performance assessment; Prognosis; Viral load

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; VIRUS RNA;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; RNA ANALYSIS;

GENOTYPE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RNA, VIRAL; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 0033938834     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1096-9071(200008)61:4<417::AID-JMV2>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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