Outbreak of hepatitis E virus infection in Darfur, Sudan: Effectiveness of real-time reverse transcription-PCR analysis of dried blood spots

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1931-1933

  Mérens, Audrey ^a,c   Guérin, Philippe Jean ^b   Guthmann, Jean Paul ^b   Nicand, Elisabeth ^a  

^a University of Paris Descartes   (France)

^b EPICENTRE   (France)

^c SERVICE D ENDOCRINOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; EPIDEMIC; HEPATITIS E; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; SUDAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DESICCATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; REFUGEES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERUM; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SUDAN; YOUNG ADULT;

HEPATITIS E VIRUS;

EID: 66749184119     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02245-08     Document Type: Article

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