Collaborative study for the calibration of HCV RNA, HBV DNA and HIV RNA reference preparations against the relative international standards

Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanita

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 66-76

  Pisani, Giulio ^a   Marino, Francesco ^a   Cristiano, Karen ^a   Bisso, Guillermo Mario ^a   Mele, Claudio ^a   Luciani, Francesca ^a   Wirz, Maria ^a   Gentili, Giuliano ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Collaborative study; HBV DNA; HCV RNA; HIV RNA; Reference preparations

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; GENETICS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ITALY; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; STANDARD; VIROLOGY;

CALIBRATION; DNA, VIRAL; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HIV; INTERNATIONALITY; ITALY; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RNA, VIRAL; VIROLOGY;

EID: 34250680610     PISSN: 00212571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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