Validation of single real-time TaqMan® PCR assay for the detection and quantitation of four major genotypes of hepatitis E virus in clinical specimens

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1076-1082

  Enouf, V ^a   Dos Reis, G ^b   Guthmann, J P ^c   Guerin, P J ^c   Caron, M ^a   Marechal, V ^b   Nicand, E ^a  

^a University of Paris Descartes   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c EPICENTRE   (France)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; HEV; Outbreak; quantitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES; FRANCE; GENE PROBE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERUM; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIRUS GENOME;

GENOME, VIRAL; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TAQ POLYMERASE;

HEPATITIS E VIRUS;

EID: 33745713015     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.20665     Document Type: Article

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