Virus Weekly
Welcome to NewsRx!
Learn more about a six-week, no-risk free trial of Virus Weekly
We're a pay-per-view site for premium content. If you'd like to purchase this article, it's only $3.00.
Herpesvirus
Findings in herpesvirus reported from Yale University, Department of Laboratory Medicine
November 25th, 2008
A report, 'False negative PCR despite high levels of JC virus DNA in spinal fluid: Implications for diagnostic testing,' is newly published data in Journal of Clinical Virology. According to a study from the United States, "Genome amplification methods such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) have revolutionized our ability to detect viruses in spinal fluids of patients with neurologic diseases. It is not as well appreciated among clinicians that PCR protocols, quality assurance, and technical expertise vary significantly among laboratories." "In a multi-laboratory blinded study of herpes simplex virus PCR, the most widely used and best validated CSF PCR assay,...
Source: Virus Weekly (2008-11-25)
|
