A touchdown nucleic acid amplification protocol as an alternative to culture backup for immunofluorescence in the routine diagnosis of acute viral respiratory tract infections

A touchdown nucleic acid amplification protocol as an alternative to culture backup for immunofluorescence in the routine diagnosis of acute viral respiratory tract infections

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Immunofluorescence and virus culture are the main methods used to diagnose acute respiratory virus infections. Diagnosing these infections using nucleic acid amplification presents technical challenges, one of which is facilitating t...

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Main Authors: Feeney Susan A, Mitchell Suzanne J, Mitchell Frederick, De Ornellas Dennis, McCaughey Conall, O'Neill Hugh J, Ong Grace M, Coyle Peter V, Wyatt Dorothy E, Forde Marian, Stockton Joanne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2004-10-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/4/41

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