Evaluation of a BK virus viral load assay using the QIAGEN Artus BK Virus RG PCR test

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 260-264

  Rennert, Hanna ^a   Jenkins, Stephen G ^a   Azurin, Carmen ^b   Sipley, John ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Artus Real Time PCR Test; Automation; BK Virus Quantitation; SNP genotyping; Viral loads

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ARTUS BK VIRUS RG PCR ASSAY; ASSAY; BK VIRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; GENOTYPE; LABORATORY TEST; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; LINEAR SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRUS LOAD;

BK VIRUS; DRUG MONITORING; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 84861699106     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: 18735967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2012.03.007     Document Type: Article

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