Comparison of the NucliSens easyMAG and Qiagen BioRobot 9604 nucleic acid extraction systems for detection of RNA and DNA respiratory viruses in nasopharyngeal aspirate samples

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2195-2199

  Kwok, Hung Chan ^a   Wing, Cheong Yam ^a   Chiu, Mei Pang ^a   Kit, Man Chan ^a   Siu, Yan Lam ^a   Kam, Fai Lo ^a   Poon, Leo L M ^a   Peiris, J S Malik ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HKU PASTEUR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Hong Kong)

^c QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; AUTOMATION; DNA VIRUS; EXTRACTION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NASOPHARYNX; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 1; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY VIRUS; RNA VIRUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS LOAD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

VIRUS DNA; VIRUS RNA;

AUTOMATION; DNA VIRUSES; DNA, VIRAL; HONG KONG; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; NASOPHARYNX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA VIRUSES; RNA, VIRAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIROLOGY; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 49049090021     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00315-08     Document Type: Article

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