Feasibility of Xpert Ebola Assay in Médecins Sans Frontières Ebola Program, Guinea

Feasibility of Xpert Ebola Assay in Médecins Sans Frontières Ebola Program, Guinea

Rapid diagnostic methods are essential in control of Ebola outbreaks and lead to timely isolation of cases and improved epidemiologic surveillance. Diagnosis during Ebola outbreaks in West Africa has relied on PCR performed in laboratories outside this region. Because time between sampling and PCR r...

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Main Authors: Rafael Van den Bergh, Pascale Chaillet, Mamadou Saliou Sow, Mathieu Amand, Charlotte van Vyve, Sylvie Jonckheere, Rosa Crestani, Armand Sprecher, Michel Van Herp, Arlene Chua, Erwan Piriou, Lamine Koivogui, Annick Antierens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Ebola
Ebola virus disease
Ebola virus
viruses
outbreak
diagnosis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/2/15-1238_article

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