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Detection of enterovirus D68 in Canadian laboratories.
Hatchette, Todd F; Drews, Steven J; Grudeski, Elsie; Booth, Tim; Martineau, Christine; Dust, Kerry; Garceau, Richard; Gubbay, Jonathan; Karnauchow, Tim; Krajden, Mel; Levett, Paul N; Mazzulli, Tony; McDonald, Ryan R; McNabb, Alan; Mubareka, Samira; Needle, Robert; Petrich, Astrid; Richardson, Susan; Rutherford, Candy; Smieja, Marek; Tellier, Raymond; Tipples, Graham; LeBlanc, Jason J.
Affiliation
  • Hatchette TF; Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Capital District Health Authority (CDHA), Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Department of Pathology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
  • Drews SJ; Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (ProvLab), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Department Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
  • Grudeski E; Enterovirus and Enteric Virus Laboratory, National Microbiology Laboratory (NML), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
  • Booth T; Enterovirus and Enteric Virus Laboratory, National Microbiology Laboratory (NML), Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
  • Martineau C; Laboratoire de Santé Publique du Québec (LSPQ)/Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec (INSPQ), Québec, Canada.
  • Dust K; Cadham Provincial Laboratory, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
  • Garceau R; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire George L. Dumont, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.
  • Gubbay J; Public Health Ontario and University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Karnauchow T; EORLA Regional Virology Laboratory, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
  • Krajden M; Public Health Microbiology and Reference Laboratory, British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
  • Levett PN; Saskatchewan Disease Control Lab (SDCL), Ministry of Health, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  • Mazzulli T; Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University Health Network, and Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • McDonald RR; Saskatchewan Disease Control Lab (SDCL), Ministry of Health, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  • McNabb A; Public Health Microbiology and Reference Laboratory, British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
  • Mubareka S; Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Needle R; Public Health Laboratory and Microbiology, St-John's, Newfoundland, Canada.
  • Petrich A; The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Richardson S; The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Rutherford C; St-Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
  • Smieja M; St-Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
  • Tellier R; Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (ProvLab), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
  • Tipples G; Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (ProvLab), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Medical Microbiology and Immunology University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
  • LeBlanc JJ; Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Capital District Health Authority (CDHA), Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Department of Pathology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada jason.
J Clin Microbiol ; 53(5): 1748-51, 2015 May.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25740765
ABSTRACT
The recent emergence of a severe respiratory disease caused by enterovirus D68 prompted investigation into whether Canadian hospital and provincial laboratories can detect this virus using commercial and laboratory-developed assays. This study demonstrated analytical sensitivity differences between commercial and laboratory-developed assays for the detection of enterovirus D68.
Subject(s)

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Respiratory Tract Infections / Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Enterovirus D, Human / Diagnostic Tests, Routine / Enterovirus Infections / Laboratory Proficiency Testing Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: America do norte Language: En Journal: J Clin Microbiol Year: 2015 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Canadá

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Respiratory Tract Infections / Clinical Laboratory Techniques / Enterovirus D, Human / Diagnostic Tests, Routine / Enterovirus Infections / Laboratory Proficiency Testing Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: America do norte Language: En Journal: J Clin Microbiol Year: 2015 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Canadá