SARS Coronavirus Detection Methods

Using clinical samples from patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome, we showed that the sensitivities of a quantitative reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction (80% for fecal samples and 25% for urine samples) were higher than those of the polyclonal (50% and 5%) and monoclonal (35%...

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Main Authors: Susanna K.P. Lau, Xiao-Yan Che, Kwok-Yung Yuen, Beatrice H.L. Wong, Vincent C.C. Cheng, Gibson K.S. Woo, Ivan F.N. Hung, Rosana W.S. Poon, Kwok-Hung Chan, J.S. Malik Peiris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/7/04-1045_article