Clinical evaluation of NucliSENS magnetic extraction and NucliSENS analytical specific reagents for the real-time detection of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in paediatric respiratory specimens

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 998-1002

  Manji, R ^a   Lotlikar, M ^a   Zhang, F ^a   Ginocchio, C C ^a  

^a Department of Laboratory Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS; ANALYZER; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROVIRUS; EXTRACTION; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; MIXED INFECTION; MOLECULAR BEACON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE BASED AMPLIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; TREATMENT DURATION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETICS; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS, HUMAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 73349105919     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2009.066688     Document Type: Article

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