Article
Diagnosis of HIV infection from bloodstains by PCR. A further marker for identification.
International journal of legal medicine - 1 Jan 1995
Giorgetti R, Rassu M, Tagliabracci A, Franchin E, Palù G, Ferrara S D
Abstract excerpt
The forensic usefulness of the detection of HIV infection in bloodstains is linked to the increasing spread of HIV infection and the consequent rise in the number of forensic cases involving HIV-positive subjects. This study was designed to detect HIV infection in bloodstains of various ages obtained from HIV-positive patients treated with zidovudine (3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine, AZT) using PCR methods. Of the 3...
Topics
- Antiviral Agents
- Base Sequence
- Biomarkers
- Blood Stains
- DNA, Viral
- Forensic Medicine
- HIV Infections
- Humans
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Polymerase Chain Reaction