Evaluation of a quantitative real-time PCR for the detection of respiratory syncytial virus in pulmonary diseases

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 944-951

  Borg, Irmgard ^a   Rohde, G ^a   Loseke S ^a   Bittscheidt, J ^b   Schultze Werninghaus, G ^a   Stephan, V ^b   Bufe, A ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bronchiolitis; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Pulmonary diseases; Real time polymerase chain reaction; Respiratory syncytial virus; Viral load

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHILD; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFANT; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; SAMPLING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0037975695     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.03.00088102     Document Type: Article

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