Rapid detection of different RNA respiratory virus species by multiplex RT-PCR: Application to clinical specimens

Clinical and Diagnostic Virology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 227-232

  Valassina, Marcello ^a   Cuppone, Anna Maria ^a   Cusi, Maria Grazia ^a   Valensin, Piero Egisto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Influenza A virus; Multiplex RT PCR; Respiratory syncytial virus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOGS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; NASOPHARYNX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS, HUMAN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

HUMAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA VIRUS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS; SYNCYTIAL VIRUS;

EID: 0031281354     PISSN: 09280197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-0197(97)10001-0     Document Type: Article

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