Diagnosis of Human Viruses by Polymerase Chain Reaction Technology

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Section I Human Retroviruses.- 1 Diagnosis of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection by Polymerase Chain Reaction.- 2 Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Detection by Polymerase Chain Reaction in Children of Infected Mothers.- 3 Detection of Human T-cell Leukemia Virus Type 1 Provirus: Semiquantitative, Nested, Double Polymerase Chain Reaction.- 4 Detection of Human T-cell Leukemia Viruses.- 5 Detection of Human Spumaviruses by Polymerase Chain Reaction.- Section II Human Hepatitis Viruses.- 6 Antigen Capture/Polymerase Chain Reaction for the Detection of Hepatitis A Virus in Human Clinical Materials.- 7 Clinical Diagnosis of Hepatitis B Infection: Applications of the Polymerase Chain Reaction.- 8 Application of Polymerase Chain Reaction to Hepatitis C Virus Research and Diagnostics.- 9 Polymerase Chain Reaction for Hepatitis Delta Virus RNA Identification and Characterization.- Section ID Human Herpes Viruses.- 10 Polymerase Chain Reaction Detection of Herpes Simplex Virus in Cerebrospinal Fluid.- 11 Polymerase Chain Reaction Diagnosis of Varicella Zoster Virus.- 12 Detection of Human Cytomegalovirus by Polymerase Chain Reaction.- 13 Semiquantitative Analysis of Epstein-Barr Virus DNA by Polymerase Chain Reaction in Clinical Samples of Lymphoproliferative Disorders.- 14 Detection of Human Herpesvirus 6 DNA in Clinical Samples of Patients by Polymerase Chain Reaction Amplification.- Section IV Human Papova Viruses.- 15 Human Papillomavirus Infections of the Genital Tract: Clinical Significance and Diagnosis by Polymerase Chain Reaction.- 16 Human Papillomavirus Types 6 and 11 in Tumors.- 17 Detection of JC and BK Viruses in Pathological Specimens by Polymerase Chain Reaction.- Section V Airborne and Respiratory Viruses.- 18 Diagnosis of Prenatal Rubella by Polymerase Chain Reaction.- 19 Detection of Measles Virus in Subacute Sclerosing Panen-cephalitis Brain Tissue.- 20 The Use of the Polymerase Chain Reaction in Influenza Virus Detection and Characterization.- 21 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Detection of Rhino-viruses.- 22 Polymerase Chain Reaction Diagnosis of Human Parvo virus B19.- 23 Polymerase Chain Reaction for the Detection of Adeno-viruses.- 24 Detection of Coronaviruses by the Polymerase Chain Reaction.- Section VI Disease Causing RNA Viruses.- 25 Detection of Human Enteroviruses Using the Polymerase Chain Reaction.- 26 Polymerase Chain Reaction Detection and Typing of Ro-taviruses in Fecal Specimens.- 27 Detection and Identification of Flaviviruses by Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction.- 28 Polymerase Chain Reaction for Detection of Hantaviruses.- 29 Polymerase Chain Reaction Technology for Rabies Virus.- Section VII Summary.- 30 Detection of Viruses in Clinical Materials is Enhanced by the Polymerase Chain Reaction: Current State of Knowledge.