title: The polymerase chain reaction in the human immunodeficiency virus diagnosis.
abstract: The PCR technique detects HIV1 and HIV2 DNA and RNA sequences in mononuclear cells with high sensitivity. It allows therefore to analyse the mother to child HIV1 transmission. Moreover, in the near future, the quantification of the PCR products could allow the follow-up of the patients treated for HIV infection.
authors.affiliation: Diagnostics Pasteur, Marnes, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Laure
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Courgnaud
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brechot
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006678:HIV; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy