Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction Tests for Detection of Pathogens Associated with Gastroenteritis

Clinics in Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 461-486

  Zhang, Hongwei ^a   Morrison, Scott ^a   Tang, Yi Wei ^b  

^a LUMINEX CORPORATION   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastroenteritis; Laboratory developed test; Multiplex PCR

Indexed keywords

ASSAY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEVICE APPROVAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROORGANISM; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FECES; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PROCEDURES; VIROLOGY;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FECES; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84929956044     PISSN: 02722712     EISSN: 15579832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cll.2015.02.006     Document Type: Review

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