Implementation of real-time RT-PCR for detection of human metapneumovirus and its comparison with enzyme immunoassay

Archives of Virology

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 207-215

  Janssen, Karen ^a   Floré, Katelijne ^a   Piette, Anne ^a   Vankeerberghen, Anne ^b   Padalko, Elizaveta ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b OLV HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EVALUATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; METHODOLOGY; NASOPHARYNX; PARAMYXOVIRUS INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIROLOGY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INFANT; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; NASOPHARYNX; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZAVIRUS A; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS; RICE STRIPE VIRUS;

EID: 76149124820     PISSN: 03048608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00705-009-0573-8     Document Type: Article

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