Low-level viremia associated with the use of TaqMan Assay

Journal of the International Association of Physicians in AIDS Care

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 203-205

  Szabo, Susan ^a   Moffett, Lee E ^a   Cantwell McNelis, Kelly ^a   James, Christopher W ^a   Joseph, Abraham ^a  

^a CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

branched DNA assay; detectable viremia; TaqMan Assay

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; VIRUS RNA; TAQ POLYMERASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAQMAN ASSAY; VIRUS LOAD; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; BLOOD; BRANCHED DNA SIGNAL AMPLIFICATION ASSAY; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIREMIA; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; ANTI-RETROVIRAL AGENTS; BRANCHED DNA SIGNAL AMPLIFICATION ASSAY; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RNA, VIRAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TAQ POLYMERASE; VIRAL LOAD; VIREMIA;

EID: 77958198465     PISSN: 15451097     EISSN: 15570886     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1545109710371131     Document Type: Article

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