A comparative evaluation of the sensitivity of two automated and two manual nucleic acid extraction methods for the detection of norovirus by RT-PCR

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 150, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 70-72

  Witlox, K J ^a   Nguyen, T N ^a   Bruggink, L D ^a   Catton, M G ^a   Marshall, J A ^a  

^a VICTORIAN INFECTIOUS DISEASES REFERENCE LABORATORY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Automation; Norovirus; RNA extraction; RT PCR; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VIRUS DETECTION;

HUMANS; NOROVIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

NOROVIRUS;

EID: 42649110727     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2008.02.010     Document Type: Article

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