Evaluation of the Loopamp® (loop-mediated isothermal amplification) kit for detecting Norovirus RNA in faecal samples

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 389-393

  Iturriza Gómara, Miren ^a   Xerry, Jaqueline ^a   Gallimore, Chris I ^a   Dockery, Clare ^a   Gray, Jim ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Loopamp; Norovirus; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; EPIDEMIC; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOOP MEDIATED ISOTHERMAL AMPLIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOROVIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRAL GASTROENTERITIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS STRAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; FECES; GASTROENTERITIS; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; FECES; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; NOROVIRUS; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; RNA, VIRAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 46149096910     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2008.02.012     Document Type: Article

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