Migrating a lab-developed MERS-CoV real-time PCR to 3 “Sample to Result” systems: experiences on optimization and validation

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2019, Pages 349-354

  Frans, Glynis ^a   Beuselinck, Kurt ^a   Peeters, Bart ^a   Van Ranst, Marc ^a   Saegeman, Veroniek ^a   Desmet, Stefanie ^a   Lagrou, Katrien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

ARIES; BD MAX; ELITe InGenius; Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus; Sample to result systems

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DNA PROBE; HUMAN; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MELTING POINT; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; NONHUMAN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TURNAROUND TIME; VALIDATION PROCESS; CORONAVIRUS INFECTION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY TECHNIQUE; PROCEDURES; VALIDATION STUDY;

PRIMER DNA; VIRUS RNA;

CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS; DNA PRIMERS; MIDDLE EAST RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 85063498648     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: 18790070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2019.02.006     Document Type: Article

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