Detection and Characterization of Norovirus Outbreaks in Germany: Application of a One-Tube RT-PCR Using a Fluorogenic Real-Time Detection System

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 312-319

  Hohne M ^a   Schreier, E ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Genotype distribution; Human calicivirus; Norovirus; Real time PCR; Viral load

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; FLUOROGRAPHY; GASTROENTERITIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NORWALK GASTROENTERITIS VIRUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK; SAMPLING; STANDARD; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FECES; FLUORESCENT DYES; GASTROENTERITIS; GENOTYPE; GERMANY; NOROVIRUS; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TAQ POLYMERASE; VIRAL LOAD;

CALICIVIRIDAE; NOROVIRUS; NOROVIRUS ISOLATES;

EID: 0346434154     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.10573     Document Type: Article

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