Journal of Clinical Virology
Volume 29, Issue 3 , Pages 171-178 , March 2004

Automated detection of five human herpes virus DNAs by a set of LightCycler PCRs complemented with a single multiple internal control

Received 25 February 2003 ,Revised 5 May 2003 ,Accepted 6 May 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/S1386-6532(03)00121-5

Journal of Clinical Virology
Volume 29, Issue 3 , Pages 171-178 , March 2004

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