Development of a real-time quantitative assay for detection of Epstein- Barr virus

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 712-715

  Niesters, Hubert G M ^a   Van Esser, Joost ^a   Fries, Edwin ^a   Wolthers, Katja C ^a   Cornelissen, Jan ^a   Osterhaus, Albert D M E ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; VIRUS DNA;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA DETERMINATION; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; VIRUS DETECTION;

ANIMALIA; DNA VIRUSES; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4;

EID: 0033966914     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.2.712-715.2000     Document Type: Article

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