Screening for H7N9 influenza A by matrix gene-based real-time reverse-transcription PCR

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 195, Issue , 2014, Pages 123-125

  Hackett, Hazel ^a,b   Bialasiewicz, Seweryn ^a,b   Jacob, Kevin ^a,b   Bletchly, Cheryl ^c   Harrower, Bruce ^d   Nimmo, Graeme R ^c,e   Nissen, Michael D ^a,b,c   Sloots, Theo P ^a,b,c   Whiley, David M ^a,b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Central Queensland Pathology Laboratory   (Australia)

^d Virology Queensl and Health Forensic and Scientific Services   (Australia)

^e GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

H7N9; Influenza; Matrix; PCR; Real time

Indexed keywords

HEMAGGLUTININ; HN PROTEIN; SIALIDASE; VIRUS SIALIDASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H3N2; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H7N9; LIMIT OF DETECTION; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

H7N9; INFLUENZA; MATRIX; PCR; REAL-TIME;

CROSS REACTIONS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H7N9 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRAL MATRIX PROTEINS; VIROLOGY;

EID: 84887215023     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: 18790984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2013.10.016     Document Type: Article

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