Detection and subgrouping of respiratory syncytial virus directly from nasopharyngeal aspirates

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 120-123

  Ghildyal, Reena ^a   Hogg, Geoff ^b   Mills, John ^a   Meanger, Jayesh ^a  

^a MACFARLANE BURNET INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Nasopharyngeal aspirates; RSV subgrouping; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NASOPHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESTRICTION MAPPING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VIRUS DETECTION;

RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS; RICE STRIPE VIRUS; SUBGROUP A; SYNCYTIAL VIRUS;

EID: 0030897786     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.1997.tb00261.x     Document Type: Article

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