An improved PCR method for detection of HIV-1 proviral DNA of a wide range of subtypes and recombinant forms circulating globally

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 172, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 22-26

  Weidner, Jürgen ^a   Cassens, Uwe ^b   Göhde, Wolfgang ^c   Sibrowski, Walter ^c   Odaibo, Georgina ^d   Olaleye, David ^d   Reichelt, Doris ^c   Greve, Burkhard ^c  

^a Partec GmbH   (Germany)

^b KLINIKUM DORTMUND   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

DNA; HIV 1; PCR; Provirus; Subtypes

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENE DOSAGE; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; GERMANY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVIRUS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROTYPE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS RECOMBINANT;

ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HIV-1; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROVIRUSES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIROLOGY;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 79451473199     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2010.12.008     Document Type: Article

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