Importance of RT-PCR for detection of hepatitis C virus among different patient groups

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 108, Issue SEPT., 1998, Pages 85-87

  Ramalingam, Sandeep ^a   George Babu, P ^a   Chandy, George ^a   Kurien, George ^a   Thomas, Paulose ^a   Sridharan, Gopalan ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

DIG ELISA; Hepatic C virus (HCV); Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT PCR)

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIGENIN; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS DETECTION;

CHRONIC DISEASE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0344936666     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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