Multiplex nested PCR for Brazilian Alphavirus diagnosis

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 98, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 456-461

  Bronzoni, Roberta V M ^a   Moreli, Marcos L ^a   Cruz, Ana Cecília R ^b   Figueiredo, Luiz Tadeu M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO EVANDRO CHAGAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alphavirus; Brazil; Multiplex nested PCR; Reverse transcriptase PCR

Indexed keywords

ALPHA VIRUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EASTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS VIRUS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; MOUSE; MULTIPLEX NESTED POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; VENEZUELAN EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS ALPHAVIRUS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS STRAIN; WESTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS ALPHAVIRUS;

ALPHAVIRUS INFECTIONS; BASE SEQUENCE; BRAZIL; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ALPHAVIRUS; EQUIDAE;

EID: 3242664596     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2003.09.002     Document Type: Article

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