Hepatitis C virus RNA assays: A comparison of SuperQuant and monitor

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 45-48

  Hadziyannis, Emilia ^a,b   Hadziyannis, Alexandros ^a   Yen Lieberman, Belinda ^b   Kiwi, Michelle L ^b   Hodnick, Sandra ^b   Spanou, Fotini ^a   Starkey, Colleen ^b   Younossi, Zobair M ^b,c  

^a HIPPOKRATION HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

HCV RNA; Polymerase chain reaction quantification; Viral load

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; STANDARDIZATION; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RNA, VIRAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRAL LOAD; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0034953486     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-200107000-00011     Document Type: Article

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