Published in Hepatitis Weekly, July 19th, 2010
"Epidemiological studies have linked hepatitis A outbreaks to the consumption of drinking water or soft fruits exposed to faecal contamination. Real-time reverse transcriptase PCR (qRT-PCR) is now widely used for detecting RNA viruses in food samples. Efficiency of viral concentration, nucleic acid extraction and the presence of potential inhibitors of the RT-PCR reaction must be monitored to prevent false negative results. In this study, the MS2...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2010-07-19)
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