Comparison of the COBAS TaqMan™ HBV test with the COBAS Amplicor Monitor™ Test for measurement of hepatitis B virus DNA in serum

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 486-490

  Sum, Simon Siu Man ^a   Wong, Danny Ka Ho ^a   Yuen, John Chi Hang ^a   Lai, Ching Lung ^a   Yuen, Man Fung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis B; Eurohep reference plasma; HBV DNA assays

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NONHUMAN; SERUM; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS HEPATITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTOMATION; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

DNA VIRUSES; HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 27744512499     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.20481     Document Type: Article

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