Detection of all species of the genus Alphavirus by reverse transcription-PCR with diagnostic sensitivity

J Clin Microbiol. 2010 Sep;48(9):3386-7. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00317-10. Epub 2010 May 26.

Abstract

Clinical arbovirus screening requires exclusion of a broad range of viruses with as few assays as possible. We present a reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) for the detection of all species of the genus Alphavirus qualified for exclusion screening (limit of detection [LOD], 5 to 100 RNA copies per reaction across all Alphavirus species; detection of viremia down to ca. 10,000 copies per ml).

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alphavirus / classification*
  • Alphavirus / genetics
  • Alphavirus / isolation & purification*
  • Alphavirus Infections / diagnosis*
  • Alphavirus Infections / virology
  • Humans
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Virology / methods*