| Literature DB >> 25631809 |
Daesub Song1, Gunwoo Ha2, Wissam Serhan3, Yassir Eltahir4, Mohammed Yusof3, Farouq Hashem3, Elsaeid Elsayed5, Bahaaeldin Marzoug5, Assem Abdelazim5, Salama Al Muhairi6.
Abstract
We present here a rapid immunochromatographic assay for the detection of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) antigen in the nasal swabs of dromedary camels. The assay is based on the detection of MERS-CoV nucleocapsid protein in a short time frame using highly selective monoclonal antibodies at room temperature. The relative sensitivity and specificity of the assay were found to be 93.90% and 100%, respectively, compared to that of the UpE and open reading frame 1A (Orf1A) real-time reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR). The results suggest that the assay developed here is a useful tool for the rapid diagnosis and epidemiological surveillance of MERS-CoV infection in dromedary camels.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25631809 PMCID: PMC4365254 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.03096-14
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948