Comparison of two real-time RT-PCR-based systems for the detection and typing of the pandemic influenza A virus, 2009

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 193-196

  Lalle, Eleonora ^a   Bordi, Licia ^a   Meschi, Silvia ^a   Selleri, Marina ^a   Valli, Maria Beatrice ^a   Patella, Emilio ^b   Capobianchi, Maria Rosaria ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

^b Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

A H1N1pdm; Influenza; Real time RT PCR method

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA A (H3N2); INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H3N2; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROAT CULTURE; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS TYPING;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); GENES, VIRAL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ITALY; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; PANDEMICS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES; VIRAL MATRIX PROTEINS;

INFLUENZA A VIRUS;

EID: 80053133092     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: 18790984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2011.07.004     Document Type: Article

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