Rapid diagnosis of Zika virus through saliva and urine by Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP)

Background: Zika virus (ZIKV) is a single-stranded RNA virus and member of the Flaviviridae family. Recent studies have reported that saliva can be an important alternative to detect ZIKV. Saliva requires less processing than blood greatly simplifying the assay. Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplificatio...

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Main Authors: Talita Castro, Maite Sabalza, Cheryl Barber, William Abrams, Antonio Charlys Da Costa, Flavio Augusto De Pádua Milagres, Paulo Henrique Braz-Silva, Daniel Malamud, Marina Gallottini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Oral Microbiology
Subjects:
RNA
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20002297.2018.1510712