Detection of human herpesvirus 8 by quantitative polymerase chain reaction: development and standardisation of methods.

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Published in BMC Infect Dis on September 11, 2012

Authors

David J Speicher1, Newell W Johnson

Author Affiliations

1: School of Dentistry and Oral Health, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia. d.speicher@griffith.edu.au

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