Real-Time PCR Assay for Clinical Management of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients with Visceral Leishmaniasis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 5080-5084

  Bossolasco, Simona ^a   Gaiera, Giovanni ^a   Olchini, Davide ^a   Gulletta, Maurizio ^c   Martello, Leonardo ^a   Bestetti, Arabella ^a   Bossi, Laura ^b   Germagnoli, Luca ^a   Lazzarin, Adriano ^a   Uberti Foppa, Caterina ^a   Cinque, Paola ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^c SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; PROTOZOAL DNA;

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RELAPSE; SUPERINFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; PROTOZOA; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 10744225139     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.11.5080-5084.2003     Document Type: Article

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