Immuno-polymerase chain reaction as a unique molecular tool for detection of infectious agents

Expert Opinion on Medical Diagnostics

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 267-288

  Barletta, Janet ^a   Bartolome, Amelita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

immuno PCR; infectious agent; IPCR; qIPCR; qPCR; quantitative IPCR; real time IPCR

Indexed keywords

EID: 63449129326     PISSN: 17530059     EISSN: 17530067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/17530059.1.2.267     Document Type: Review

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