NucliSens EasyQ® HIV-1 V1.2 system: Detection of human plasma-derived background signal

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 318-319

  van Zyl, G U ^a   Korsman, S N J ^b   Maree, L ^a   Preiser, W ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Background signal; HIV 1 viral load; Human plasma; NucliSens EasyQ

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; VIRUS RNA;

ACCURACY; AMPLICON; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOUTH AFRICA; VIRUS LOAD; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; BLOOD; GENETICS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; STANDARD; VIROLOGY;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RNA, VIRAL; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 77951024860     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2010.02.023     Document Type: Article

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