Rapid detection of human parechoviruses in clinical samples by real-time PCR

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 69-74

  Benschop, Kimberley ^a   Molenkamp, Richard ^a   van der Ham, Alwin ^a   Wolthers, Katja ^a   Beld, Marcel ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Human parechovirus; Meningitis; Neonatal sepsis; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROVIRUS; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; MENINGITIS; NONHUMAN; PARECHOVIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHINOVIRUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPSIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MENINGITIS, VIRAL; PARECHOVIRUS; PICORNAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SEPSIS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 38749092563     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2007.10.004     Document Type: Article

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