| Literature DB >> 24388586 |
Chee-Keng Mok1, Shih-Cheng Chang2, Guang-Wu Chen3, Yu-Lun Lo2, Shu-Jen Chen4, Ho-Sheng Wu5, Ming-Tsan Liu5, Feng-Yee Chang5, Tzou-Yien Lin6, Shin-Ru Shih7.
Abstract
Prompt diagnosis of an oseltamivir-resistant marker is important for patient management, in particular to prevent the spread of resistant strains in the recent human H7N9 outbreak. We tailored a pyrosequencing assay to reveal neuraminidase R292K, a resistant marker found in one isolate from China, and demonstrated its performance in both sensitivity and specificity. In addition, a semi-nested polymerase chain reaction was applied, which enhanced the detection rate by at least 10-fold. We validated this assay by examining the marker in Taiwan's first imported human case and found R and K in quasispecies.Entities:
Keywords: Avian influenza A virus; H7N9; Oseltamivir-resistant marker; Pyrosequencing
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24388586 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2013.09.010
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Microbiol Immunol Infect ISSN: 1684-1182 Impact factor: 4.399