Qualitative multiplex RT-PCR for simultaneous detection of hepatitis C virus and human immunodeficiency virus in plasma samples

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1075-1080

  Adamil, V ^a   Falasca, E ^a   Dorotea, L ^a   Malangone, W ^a   Astori, G ^a   Marini, L ^a   Biffoni, F ^b   Rinaldi, C ^b   Degrassi, A ^a   Pipan, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

HCV; HIV; Nucleic acid test; PCR; Plasma screening; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS LOAD;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 19944402482     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.01025.x     Document Type: Article

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