| Literature DB >> 23052319 |
Mohammad R Hasan1, Rusung Tan, Ghada N Al-Rawahi, Eva Thomas, Peter Tilley.
Abstract
The stability of pathogen-specific DNA or RNA amplification targets in clinical samples following short-term storage at room temperature, 4°C, and -80°C was assessed by real-time PCR. In purified nucleic acid extracts, both DNA and RNA targets were stable for up to 30 days, irrespective of storage temperature. In unextracted samples, temperature-dependent loss of targets (P < 0.05) was observed in serum and cerebrospinal fluid specimens, while no changes were observed for EDTA blood samples.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 23052319 PMCID: PMC3502979 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02659-12
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948