Comparative evaluation of the VERSANT® HIV-1 RNA 1.0 kinetic PCR molecular system (kPCR) for the quantification of HIV-1 plasma viral load

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 297-301

  Ruelle, Jean ^a   Jnaoui, Karima ^a   Lefèvre, Isabelle ^a   Lamarti, Najet ^a   Goubau, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

HIV; kPCR; PCR; Subtype; Viral load

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TYPING;

HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; PLASMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RNA, VIRAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 62749199717     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2009.01.004     Document Type: Article

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