Virtual quantification of influenza A virus load by real-time RT-PCR

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 65-68

  Piralla, Antonio ^a   Daleno, Cristina ^b   Pariani, Elena ^c   Conaldi, Piergiulio ^d   Esposito, Susanna ^b   Zanetti, Alessandro ^c   Baldanti, Fausto ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d MEDITERRANEAN INSTITUTE FOR TRANSPLANTATION AND ADVANCED SPECIALIZED THERAPIES ISMETT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cycle threshold; Influenza quantification; Real time RT PCR; Virtual quantification tool (VQT)

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; GENE DOSAGE; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRTUAL QUANTIFICATION TOOL; VIRUS LOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMIDS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRAL LOAD; VIRAL MATRIX PROTEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871528620     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: 18735967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2012.09.011     Document Type: Article

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