Early diagnosis of SARS Coronavirus infection by real time RT-PCR

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 233-238

  Poon, Leo L M ^a   Chan, Kwok Hung ^b   Wong, On Kei ^a   Yam, Wing Cheong ^a   Yuen, Kwok Yung ^a   Guan, Yi ^a   Lo, Y M Dennis ^c   Peiris, Joseph S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Early diagnosis; Real time RT PCR; SARS Coronavirus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONAVIRUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION; SAMPLE SIZE; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

EID: 0141763635     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2003.08.004     Document Type: Article

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