Whole blood as an alternative to peripheral blood mononuclear cell for detection of total HIV-1 DNA
Abstract Background A more time saving, convenient, reproducible, and scalable method is needed to assess total HIV-1 DNA levels. Methods Frozen whole blood and peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) samples both 200 μl at the same point were used to detect total HIV-1 DNA. Automatic extraction of...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-12-01
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Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05675-3 |