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COBAS® AmpliPrep/COBAS® TaqMan® HIV-1 Test, v2.0 (Product sheet). Abbott Molecular, abgerufen am 7. Juli 2014 (englisch): „The COBAS® AmpliPrep/COBAS® TaqMan® HIV-1 Test, v2.0 is not intended for use as a screening test for the presence of HIV-1 in blood or blood products or as a diagnostic test to confirm the presence of HIV-1 infection.“
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