Evaluation of the Cavidi ExaVir Load assay (version 3) for plasma human immunodeficiency virus type 1 load monitoring.

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Published in J Clin Microbiol on July 15, 2009

Authors

Vicki L Greengrass1, Megan M Plate, Pauline M Steele, Justin T Denholm, Catherine L Cherry, Lisa M Morris, Anna Hearps, Suzanne M Crowe

Author Affiliations

1: Clinical Research Laboratory, Centre for Virology, Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health, 85 Commercial Road, Melbourne, Australia.

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