Outbreak of hepatitis E virus infection in Darfur, Sudan: effectiveness of real-time reverse transcription-PCR analysis of dried blood spots
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National Reference Laboratory for Hepatitis E, Hospital Val-de-Grâce, Paris, France; Epicentre, Paris, FranceIssue Date
2009-04-01Submitted date
2010-10-15
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Journal of Clinical MicrobiologyAbstract
Biological samples collected in refugee camps during an outbreak of hepatitis E were used to compare the accuracy of hepatitis E virus RNA amplification by real-time reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) for sera and dried blood spots (concordance of 90.6%). Biological profiles (RT-PCR and serology) of asymptomatic individuals were also analyzed.PubMed ID
19339474Type
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1098-660Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1128/JCM.02245-08
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