Comparison of results obtained with amplicor HIV-1 DNA PCR test version 1.5 using 100 versus 500 microliters of whole blood

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1104-1105

  Piwowar Manning, Estelle ^a,b   Lugalia, Lebah ^a,b   Kafufu, Bosco ^b   Jackson, J Brooks ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS DETECTION;

BLOOD; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; DNA, VIRAL; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; INFANT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 40749092874     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02259-07     Document Type: Article

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