Evaluation of the use of dried spots and of different storage conditions of plasma for HIV-1 RNA quantification

HIV Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 396-400

  Amellal, B ^a   Katlama, C ^a   Calvez, V ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Desiccation; Filter paper; HIV 1 viral loads; Plasma; Temperature

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD STORAGE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RNA EXTRACTION; RNA STABILITY; TEMPERATURE; VIRUS LOAD;

BLOOD PRESERVATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; RNA, VIRAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 34547468156     PISSN: 14642662     EISSN: 14681293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2007.00484.x     Document Type: Article

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