Early detection of perinatal human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 infection using HIV RNA amplification and detection

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 175, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 707-711

  Steketee, Richard W ^a   Abrams, Elaine J ^b   Thea, Donald M ^b   Brown, Teresa M ^b   Lambert, Genevieve ^b   Orloff, Sherry ^b   Weedon, Jeremy ^b   Bamji, Mahrukh ^b   Schoenbaum, Ellie E ^b   Rapier, Jennifer ^b   Kalish, Marcia L ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA DETERMINATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; VIRUS CULTURE;

EID: 16844387572     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/175.3.707     Document Type: Article

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