Magnetic bead technology for viral RNA extraction from serum in blood bank screening

Nucleic acid amplification testing (NAT) was recently recommended by Brazilian legislation and has been implemented at some blood banks in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, in an attempt to reduce blood-born transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus. Objective: Manual mag...

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Main Authors: Guilherme Ambrozio Albertoni, PhD Students, Carine Prisco Arnoni, PhD Students, Patricia Regina Barboza Araujo, PhD Students, Sheila Siqueira Andrade, PhD Students, Fabrício Oliveira Carvalho, Manoel João Batista Castello Girão, Nestor Schor, José Augusto Barreto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867011702495