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Performance of a real-time PCR-based approach and droplet digital PCR in detecting human parechovirus type 3 RNA.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Nov 2016
Aizawa Yuta, Koyama Akihide, Ishihara Tomohiko, Onodera Osamu, Saitoh Akihiko
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Human parechovirus type 3 (HPeV3) is an emerging virus that causes sepsis and meningoencephalitis in neonates and young infants. Correct diagnosis of HPeV3 infection is critical in determining appropriate management and predicting patients' clinical course. Real-time reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR) analysis of serum and/or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has been used to diagnose HPeV3 infection;...
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