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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Drosten, Christian ; Doerr, Hans Wilhelm ; Lim, Wilina ; Stöhr, Klaus ; Niedrig, Matthias
Drosten, Christian ; Doerr, Hans Wilhelm ; Lim, Wilina ; Stöhr, Klaus ; Niedrig, Matthias Less -
Description:
Inactivated severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus samples were used for an external quality assurance study within the World Health Organization SARS Reference and Verification Network and other reference institutions. Of 58 participants, 51 correctly detected virus in all samples > or =9,400 RNA copies per milliliter and none in negative samples. Commercial test kits significantly improved the outcome.
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Dispatch
Humans
Laboratories
NAT
PCR
Quality Assurance
Quality Control
Reproducibility Of Results
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
RNA, Viral
SARS
SARS Virus
WHO
Dispatch

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 10(12):2200-2203.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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