Journal article
Use of an improved quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay to determine differences in human rhinovirus viral loads in different populations
Abstract
Human rhinoviruses (HRV) frequently cause acute respiratory infections and chronic respiratory disease exacerbations. However, testing is not generally offered. We developed a modified HRV quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assay to assess viral loads in the community and hospital patients. The assay had a lower limit of detection of 2 log(10) viral copies/mL and displayed linearity over 5 log(10) viral copies, with a lower limit of …
Authors
Granados A; Luinstra K; Chong S; Goodall E; Banh L; Mubareka S; Smieja M; Mahony J
Journal
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, Vol. 74, No. 4, pp. 384–387
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
December 2012
DOI
10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.08.023
ISSN
0732-8893