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SUBMITTER: Baylis SA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6322456 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Baylis S A SA Wallace P P McCulloch E E Niesters H G M HGM Nübling C M CM
Journal of clinical microbiology 20190102 1
The first World Health Organization (WHO) international standards (ISs) for nucleic acid amplification techniques were established two decades ago, with the initial focus on blood screening for three major viral targets, i.e., hepatitis C virus, hepatitis B virus, and human immunodeficiency virus 1. These reference materials have subsequently found utility in the diagnosis and monitoring of a wide range of infectious diseases in clinical microbiology laboratories worldwide. WHO collaborating cen ...[more]