Masstag polymerase chain reaction for differential diagnosis of viral hemorrhagic fevers
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Palacios, Gustavo
Briese, Thomas
Kapoor, Vishal
Jabado, Omar
Liu, Zhiqiang
Venter, Marietjie
Zhai, Junhui
Renwick, Neil
Grolla, Allen
Geisbert, Thomas W.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract
Viral hemorrhagic fevers are associated with high rates of illness and death. Although therapeutic options are limited, early differential diagnosis has implications for containment and may aid in clinical management. We describe a diagnostic system for rapid, multiplex polymerase chain reaction identification of 10 different causes of viral hemorrhagic fevers.
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Viral hemorrhagic fevers
Sustainable Development Goals
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Palacios, G, Briese, T, Kapoor, V, Jabado, O, Liu, Z, Venter, M, Zhai, J, Renwick, N, Geisbert, TW, Grolla, A, Drosten, C, Towner J, Ju, J, Paweska, JT, Nichol, ST, Swanepoel, R, Feldmann, H, Jahrling, PB & Lipkin, WI 2006, 'Masstag polymerase chain reaction for differential diagnosis of viral hemorrhagic fevers', Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 692-695. [www.cdc.gov/eid]