Quantification of HIV-1 RNA on dried blood spots

AIDS

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 475-476

  Johannessen, Asgeir ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

BLOOD ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LETTER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE BASED AMPLIFICATION; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; VIREMIA; VIRUS LOAD;

BLOOD; HIV-1; HUMANS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 75649134571     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e3283365383     Document Type: Letter

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