| Literature DB >> 23041020 |
V M Corman1, I Eckerle, T Bleicker, A Zaki, O Landt, M Eschbach-Bludau, S van Boheemen, R Gopal, M Ballhause, T M Bestebroer, D Muth, M A Müller, J F Drexler, M Zambon, A D Osterhaus, R M Fouchier, C Drosten.
Abstract
We present two real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction assays for a novel human coronavirus (CoV), targeting regions upstream of the E gene (upE) or within open reading frame (ORF)1b, respectively. Sensitivity for upE is 3.4 copies per reaction (95% confidence interval (CI): 2.5–6.9 copies) or 291 copies/mL of sample. No cross-reactivity was observed with coronaviruses OC43, NL63, 229E, SARS-CoV, nor with 92 clinical specimens containing common human respiratory viruses. We recommend using upE for screening and ORF1b for confirmation.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 23041020 DOI: 10.2807/ese.17.39.20285-en
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Euro Surveill ISSN: 1025-496X