The application of molecular techniques to diagnosis of viral respiratory tract infections

Reviews and Research in Medical Microbiology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 177-185

  Hibbitts, Sam ^a   Fox, Julie D ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; DNA amplification; Nucleic acid sequence based amplification; Polymerase chain reaction; Respiratory virus; Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; RNA amplification

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CONSULTATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RETROVIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0036823294     PISSN: 0954139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013542-200210000-00004     Document Type: Article

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