A simple method for preparing synthetic controls for conventional and real-time PCR for the identification of endemic and exotic disease agents

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 229-234

  Smith, Greg ^a,b   Smith, Ina ^a,b   Harrower, Bruce ^a   Warrilow, David ^a,c   Bletchly, Cheryl ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^b Sir Albert Sakzewski Virus Research Centre   (Australia)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

PCR; Synthetic control; TaqMan

Indexed keywords

DNA; RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENDEMIC DISEASE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARS CORONAVIRUS; UNITED STATES; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

HUMANS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SARS VIRUS;

EID: 33746873260     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2006.03.007     Document Type: Article

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