Diagnosis of Dengue by Using Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction

Diagnosis of Dengue by Using Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction

A rapid identification of dengue viruses from clinical samples by using a nested reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) procedure was carried out for diagnostic and epidemiological purposes. RT-PCR identified DEN-1 and DEN-2 viruses in 41% (41/100) of previously confirmed cases and...

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Main Authors: Marize Pereira Miagostovich, Flávia Barreto dos Santos, Eliane Saraiva M de Araújo, Juarez Dias, Hermann G Schatzmayr, Rita Maria Ribeiro Nogueira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1997-09-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
dengue
diagnosis
virological surveillance
polymerase chain reaction
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761997000500006

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