Performance evaluation of the automated NucliSens easyMAG nucleic acid extraction platform in comparison with QIAamp Mini kit from clinical specimens

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 158-165

  Francesca, Perandin ^a   Patrizia, Pollara C ^b   Franco, Gargiulo ^b   Carlo, Bonfanti ^a   Manca, Nino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b SPEDALI CIVILI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Automated extraction; CMV; EBV; HIV; Realtime PCR

Indexed keywords

NUCLEIC ACID;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS RESISTANCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTOMATION; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DNA, VIRAL; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HIV; HUMANS; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; PLASMA; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RNA, VIRAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 66749150384     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2009.02.013     Document Type: Article

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