Enteroviral polymerase chain reaction in the investigation of aseptic meningitis

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 204-206

  Riding, Miriam H ^a   Stewart, Jane ^a   Clements, Geoffrey B ^a   Galbraith, Daniel N ^a  

^a RUCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CNS; Enteroviruses; Meningitis; Nested PCR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENTEROVIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, VIRAL; ENTEROVIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; MENINGITIS, VIRAL; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

ENTEROVIRUS;

EID: 0029911871     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(199610)50:2<204::AID-JMV16>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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