Evaluation of GBV-C / HVG viremia in HIV-infected women
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Evaluation of GBV-C / HVG viremia in HIV-infected women.
The present study aimed at standardizing a real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay to evaluate the presence of GBV-C/HGV RNA. A "TaqMan" assay using primers and probe derived from the 5¢ NCR region was developed and validated. Two hundred and fifty-three plasma samples from HIV-infected women were tested for GBV-C viremia and antibody against the envelope protein 2. GBV-C RNA was...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0036-4665
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46652012000100006