Stability of hepatitis C virus, HIV, and hepatitis B virus nucleic acids in plasma samples after long-term storage at -20°C and -70°C

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 3163-3167

  Baleriola, Cristina ^a   Johal, Harpreet ^a   Jacka, Brendan ^a   Chaverot, Sandra ^a   Bowden, Scott ^b   Lacey, Sara ^b   Rawlinson, William ^a,c  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b VICTORIAN INFECTIOUS DISEASES REFERENCE LABORATORY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEIC ACID; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD STORAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA STABILITY; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; VIRUS LOAD;

DNA, VIRAL; FREEZING; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HIV-1; HUMANS; PLASMA; RNA, VIRAL; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TIME FACTORS; VIRAL LOAD;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 80052247647     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02447-10     Document Type: Article

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