Detection of hepatitis C virus RNA in dried blood spots

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 106-109

  Bennett, Susan ^a   Gunson, Rory N ^a   McAllister, Georgina E ^b   Hutchinson, Sharon J ^b   Goldberg, David J ^b   Cameron, Sheila O ^a   Carman, William F ^a  

^a GARTNAVEL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HEALTH PROTECTION SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dried blood spot; HCV; HCV RNA; Intravenous drug user; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRIED BLOOD SPOT; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA EXTRACTION; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STORAGE; VIRUS DETECTION;

BLOOD; DESICCATION; EUROPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RNA, VIRAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84860338093     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: 18735967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2012.02.004     Document Type: Article

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