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Comparison of methods for detection of hepatitis B virus DNA
1 Sept 1994
Abstract excerpt
We compared the performance of four assays for detection of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA: the PCR; the branched DNA hybridization assay (Chiron); and two hybridization assays that use liquid hybridization (Abbott) or direct membrane hybridization (MH). Testing 109 random hepatitis B surface antigen-positive patient samples, the percentages found to be HBV DNA positive among 30 hepatitis B e antigen...
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