Detection of HIV-1 subtype G using Cobas Ampliscreen test

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 205-206

  Araújo, Fernando M ^a   Henriques, Isabel S ^a   Monteiro, Fátima P ^a   Meireles, Elsa R ^a   Cunha Ribeiro, Luis M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antibodies; HIV 1 RNA; Nucleic acid testing

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PLASMA; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS RECOMBINANT; VIRUS TYPING;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; HIV-1; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RNA, VIRAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 2342521354     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2003.11.001     Document Type: Article

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