Dynamic range and reproducibility of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA detection and quantification by Cobas Taqman HBV, a real-time semiautomated assay

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 4251-4254

  Lindh, Magnus ^a,b   Hannoun, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b Department of Clinical Virology ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; VIREMIA; VIRUS DETECTION;

AUTOMATION; DNA, VIRAL; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VIREMIA;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 23744440587     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.8.4251-4254.2005     Document Type: Article

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