Evaluation of reverse transcription-PCR assays for rapid diagnosis of severe acute respiratory syndrome associated with a novel coronavirus

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 4521-4524

  Yam, W C ^a   Chan, K H ^a   Poon, L L M ^a   Guan, Y ^a   Yuen, K Y ^a   Seto, W H ^a   Peiris, J S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONAVIRUS; FECES ANALYSIS; GERMANY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; THROAT CULTURE; TISSUE CULTURE; URINALYSIS; VIRUS PNEUMONIA; VIRUS STRAIN; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HUMANS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SARS VIRUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANIMALIA; CORONAVIRUS; RNA VIRUSES; SARS CORONAVIRUS;

EID: 0141993032     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.10.4521-4524.2003     Document Type: Article

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