HEPATITIS C VIRUS;
JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS;
POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;
BLOOD SPECIMENS;
HIGHLY SENSITIVE DETECTION;
D O I:
10.1002/jmv.1890430215
中图分类号:
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号:
071005 ;
100705 ;
摘要:
A protocol was developed for a highly sensitive detection of viral RNA in blood specimens by reverse transcription coupled with a nested polymerase chain reaction. Using Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) as a model, the optimized reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (ORTPCR) detects as few as 3-5 virions in 0.1 ml of whole blood specimens. The effectiveness of this assay system is confirmed by diagnosis of human hepatitis C viral (HCV) infection. (C) 1994 Wiley-Liss, Inc.