Reverse transcriptase activity for quantitation of HIV-1 subtype C in plasma: Relation to RNA copy number and CD4 T=cell count

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 161-168

  Seyoum, Elizabeth ^a   Wolday, Dawit ^a   Girma, Mulu ^a   Malmsten, Anders ^b,c   Meselle, Tsehaynesh ^a   Gronowitz, J Simon ^c,e   Britton, Sven ^d  

^a Ethio Netherlands AIDS Research Project ENARP   (Ethiopia)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Cavidi Tech AB   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e Biovica AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

CD4 T cell count; Enzyme activity; ethiopia; HIV 1 subtype C; Reverse transcriptase; Viral load

Indexed keywords

RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ETHIOPIA; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; PREDICTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RNA ISOLATION; VIRUS LOAD;

CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; ETHIOPIA; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HIV-1 REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RNA, VIRAL; VIRAL LOAD;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 31144438356     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.20523     Document Type: Article

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