Optimization of RT-PCR for the identification of VP4 gene of group a rotaviruses and evaluation of its diagnostic efficiency

Voprosy Virusologii

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-41

  Fedorova, O F ^a   Novikova, N A ^a   Epifanova, N V ^a   Lukovnikova, L B ^a   Knyagina, O N ^a   Gracheva, E V ^a   Bogacheva, E M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Comparative methods; Gastroenteritis; Laboratory diagnosis; Rotaviruses; VP4 gene

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVALUATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN ROTAVIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAMPLE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS; VIRUS GENE;

HUMAN ROTAVIRUS A; ROTA VIRUS; ROTAVIRUS; ROTAVIRUS A;

EID: 14844341133     PISSN: 05074088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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