Analytical performance of an automated assay quantifying HIV-1 from dried blood spots

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 271-273

  Kleshik, Felix ^a   Brooks, Jesse ^a   Cosenza, Carlo ^a   Battersby, Thomas R ^a  

^a Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics   (United States)

Author keywords

Infectious disease; Quantitative PCR; Whole blood

Indexed keywords

NUCLEIC ACID; RNA; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS EQUIPMENT; CALIBRATOR; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DILUTION; DRIED BLOOD SPOT TESTING; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; LIMIT OF DETECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS LOAD; DESICCATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIROLOGY; PROCEDURES;

AUTOMATION, LABORATORY; DESICCATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 84891382463     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: 18735967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2013.03.001     Document Type: Article

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