Development of a quantitative assay for SARS coronavirus and correlation or GAPDH mRNA with SARS coronavirus in clinical specimens

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 276-280

  Wong, S C Cesar ^a   Chan, J K C ^b   Lee, K C ^b   Lo, E S F ^b   Tsang, D N C ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; MESSENGER RNA; ACTIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NOSE SMEAR; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; THROAT CULTURE; URINE; VIRUS DETECTION; BIOSYNTHESIS; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ACTINS; ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLYCERALDEHYDE-3-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY CONTROL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, VIRAL; SARS VIRUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 15044354617     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2004.016592     Document Type: Article

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