Development of a quantitative TaqMan RT-PCR for respiratory syncytial virus

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 41-49

  Dewhurst Maridor, G ^a   Simonet, V ^a   Bornand, J E ^b   Nicod, L P ^b   Pache, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Immunocompromised patients; Quantitative RT PCR; Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV); SYBR Green; TaqMan

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DILUTION; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STANDARD; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS STRAIN;

HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUSES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING AND LABELING;

PARAMYXOVIRIDAE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS; RICE STRIPE VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 3242805085     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2004.03.017     Document Type: Article

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