Sensitive and accurate quantitation of hepatitis B virus DNA using a kinetic fluorescence detection system (TaqMan PCR)

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 85, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 75-82

  Weinberger, Klaus M ^a   Wiedenmann, Elisabeth ^a   Böhm, Stephan ^a   Jilg, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diagnostics; Infectivity; Therapy monitoring; Viral load

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; FLUORESCENCE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MONITORING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; VIRUS LOAD;

DNA, VIRAL; FLUORESCENCE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 0033956369     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0934(99)00154-8     Document Type: Article

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