Article
International collaborative study to compare reverse transcriptase PCR assays for detection and genotyping of noroviruses.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Apr 2003
Vinjé Jan, Vennema Harry, Maunula Leena, von Bonsdorff Carl-Henrik, Hoehne Marina, Schreier Eckart, Richards Alison, Green Jon, Brown David, Beard Suzanne S, Monroe Stephan S, de Bruin Erwin, Svensson Lennart, Koopmans Marion P G
Abstract excerpt
To allow more rapid and internationally standardized assessment of the spread of noroviruses (previously called Norwalk-like viruses [NLVs]) as important food-borne pathogens, harmonization of methods for their detection is needed. Diagnosis of NLVs in clinical diagnostic laboratories is usually performed by reverse transciptase PCR (RT-PCR) assays. In the present study, the performance of five different RT-PCR...
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