Simple DNA Extraction Method for Dried Blood Spots and Comparison of Two PCR Assays for Diagnosis of Vertical Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Transmission in Rwanda

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 16-20

  Fischer, A ^a,b   Lejczak, C ^a   Lambert, C ^a   Servais, J ^d   Makombe, N ^d   Rusine, J ^d   Staub, T ^b   Hemmer, R ^a,b   Schneider, F ^a,c   Schmit, J C ^a,b   Arendt, V ^a,b  

^a LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Luxembourg)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

^c LABORATOIRE NATIONAL DE SANTÉ   (Luxembourg)

^d Rwanda Treatment and Research Aids Center   (Rwanda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC PROCEDURES; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RWANDA; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

DNA VIRUSES; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 9144256646     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.1.16-20.2004     Document Type: Article

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