Molecular techniques should now replace cell culture in diagnostic virology laboratories

Reviews in Medical Virology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 347-349

  Carman, Bill ^a,b  

^a Regional Virus Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^b GARTNAVEL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEIC ACID;

CELL CULTURE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY; VIROLOGY; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION;

CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; HUMANS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; VIROLOGY; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 0035664001     PISSN: 10529276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rmv.334     Document Type: Short Survey

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