Performance characteristics of a transcription-mediated nucleic acid amplification assay for qualitative detection of hepatitis C virus RNA

Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 308-313

  Ross, R S ^a   Viazov, S O ^a   Hoffmann, S ^a   Roggendorf, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Genotypes; Hepatitis C virus; New technology; Transcription mediated amplification

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; RNA POLYMERASE; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUALITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SERUM;

ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HUMANS; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; RNA, VIRAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 0035180888     PISSN: 08878013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcla.1042     Document Type: Article

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