A RT-PCR method for selective amplification and phenotypic characterization of all three serotypes of Sabin-related polioviruses from viral mixtures

A RT-PCR method for selective amplification and phenotypic characterization of all three serotypes of Sabin-related polioviruses from viral mixtures

Outbreaks caused by vaccine-derived polioviruses are challenging the final eradication of paralytic poliomyelitis. Therefore, the surveillance of the acute flaccid paralysis cases based on poliovirus isolation and characterization remains an essential activity. Due to the use of trivalent oral polio...

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Main Authors: Eliane Veiga da Costa, Renata de Mendonça Campos, Fernando Neto Tavares, Cátia Regina Valério Grégio, Fernanda Marcicano Burlandy, Edson Elias da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2012-08-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
diagnostic techniques and procedures
VP1 protein
poliovirus
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