Ebola virus disease diagnosis by real-time RT-PCR: A comparative study of 11 different procedures

Cherpillod, Pascal; Schibler, Manuel; Vieille, Gaël; Cordey, Samuel; Mamin, Aline; Vetter, Pauline; Kaiser, Laurent

doi:10.1016/j.jcv.2016.01.017

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English

Ebola virus disease diagnosis by real-time RT-PCR: A comparative study of 11 different procedures

ContributorsCherpillod, Pascal; Schibler, Manuel; Vieille, Gaël; Cordey, Samuel; Mamin, Aline; Vetter, Pauline; Kaiser, Laurent

Published inJournal of clinical virology, vol. 77, p. 9-14

Publication date2016

Abstract

The diagnosis of Ebola virus disease relies on the detection of viral RNA in blood by real-time reverse-transcription PCR. While several of these assays were developed during the unprecedented 2013-2015 Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa, few were applied in the field.

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine

Research groups

Groupe Laurent Kaiser (virologie clinique) (668)

Citation (ISO format)

CHERPILLOD, Pascal et al. Ebola virus disease diagnosis by real-time RT-PCR: A comparative study of 11 different procedures. In: Journal of clinical virology, 2016, vol. 77, p. 9–14. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2016.01.017

Article (Published version)

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PID : unige:85381
DOI : 10.1016/j.jcv.2016.01.017
PMID : 26874083

Journal ISSN1386-6532

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Ebola virus disease diagnosis by real-time RT-PCR: A comparative study of 11 different procedures

The diagnosis of Ebola virus disease relies on the detection of viral RNA in blood by real-time reverse-transcription PCR. While several of these assays were developed during the unprecedented 2013-2015 Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa, few were applied in the field.

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