Diagnostic testing for HIV type 1 RNA in seronegative blood

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 128-134

  Ritter, Detlef ^a,b   Taylor, James ^a   Walkenbach, Richard ^c   Creer, Michael ^a   Arens, Max Q ^d  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic; HIV; PCR; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS PARTICLE;

EID: 0034049505     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/v455-9hfn-r5yh-tll6     Document Type: Article

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