One-Step RT-PCR protocols improve the rate of dengue diagnosis compared to Two-Step RT-PCR approaches

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 297-301

  De Paula, Sérgio Oliveira ^a   De Melo Lima, Cristiane ^a   Torres, Maria Paula ^b   Garbin Pereira, Márcia Rodrigues ^b   Lopes Da Fonseca, Benedito Antônio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Health Central III   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dengue; Diagnosis; One Step kits; RT PCR; Two Step kits

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; TAQ POLYMERASE; VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENGUE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DNA SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROLOGY; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS; VIRUS STRAIN;

DENGUE; DENGUE VIRUS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; HUMANS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 2442616724     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2003.11.004     Document Type: Article

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