Cell Culture and Electron Microscopy for Identifying Viruses in Diseases of Unknown Cause
During outbreaks of infectious diseases or in cases of severely ill patients, it is imperative to identify the causative agent. This report describes several events in which virus isolation and identification by electron microscopy were critical to initial recognition of the etiologic agent, which w...
Main Authors: | Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Thomas G. Ksiazek, Pierre E. Rollin, James A. Comer, William L. Nicholson, Teresa C.T. Peret, Dean D. Erdman, William J. Bellini, Brian H. Harcourt, Paul A. Rota, Julu Bhatnagar, Michael D. Bowen, Bobbie R. Erickson, Laura K. McMullan, Stuart T. Nichol, Wun-Ju Shieh, Christopher D. Paddock, Sherif R. Zaki |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2013-06-01
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Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/6/13-0173_article |
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