PCR inhibition in stool samples in relation to age of infants

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 211-214

  Oikarinen, Sami ^a,b   Tauriainen, Sisko ^a,b   Viskari, Hanna ^a,b   Simell, Olli ^a,c   Knip, Mikael ^a,d,e   Virtanen, Suvi ^d,f,g   Hyöty, Heikki ^a,b,d  

^a JDRF Center for the Prevention of Type 1 Diabetes in Finland   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^g NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Age; BSA; Dietary; Internal control; PCR inhibition; Stool sample

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; DIETARY INTAKE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FECES ANALYSIS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; INFANT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA EXTRACTION; SEMLIKI FOREST ALPHAVIRUS;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FECES; HUMANS; INFANT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEMLIKI FOREST VIRUS;

EID: 60449119254     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2008.12.017     Document Type: Article

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