Comparative evaluation of a novel taqman real-time reverse transcription- polymerase chain reaction assay for hepatitis A virus detection

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 427-434

  Qiu, Feng ^a   Zheng, Huihui ^a   Yi, Yao ^a   Jia, Zhiyuan ^a   Cao, Jingyuan ^a   Bi, Shengli ^a  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Hepatitis a virus; Quantification; Real time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

SINGLE STRANDED RNA; VIRUS RNA;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TISSUE CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS STRAIN;

EID: 84878354921     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: 14732300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0300060513476434     Document Type: Article

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