Qualitative human immunodeficiency virus RNA analysis of dried blood spots for diagnosis of infections in infants

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 220-222

  Kerr, Ryan J S ^a   Player, Gray ^a   Fiscus, Susan A ^a   Nelson, Julie A E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RNA ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BLOOD; DESICCATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; INFANT; RNA, VIRAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 58849123388     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01521-08     Document Type: Article

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