Development of real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction methods for human rabies diagnosis

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1484-1497

  Nadin Davis, Susan A ^a   Sheen, Mary ^a   Wandeler, Alexander I ^a  

^a CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lyssavirus; Molecular diagnostic tests; Phylogenetics

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALIVA; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS STRAIN;

ANIMALS; DNA PRIMERS; HUMANS; MALE; NUCLEOPROTEINS; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRAL PROTEINS;

LYSSAVIRUS; RABIES VIRUS;

EID: 68049103159     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21547     Document Type: Article

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