Sensitivity of RT-PCR method in samples shown to be positive for Zika virus by RT-qPCR in vector competence studies
Genet. mol. biol
; 40(3): 597-599, July-Sept. 2017. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
Abstract Tissue samples from mosquitoes artificially infected with Zika virus and shown to be positive by RT-qPCR were reexamined by RT-PCR. Using these samples we compared the two methods employed in virus RNA detection for vector competence studies. Results demonstrated that, albeit useful, RT-PCR gave false negatives with low viral loads (< 106 RNA copies/ml).
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LILACS
Тип исследования:
Diagnostic_studies
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En
Журнал:
Genet. mol. biol
Тематика журнала:
GENETICA
Год:
2017
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