First International External Quality Assessment Study on Molecular and Serological Methods for Yellow Fever Diagnosis
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First International External Quality Assessment Study on Molecular and Serological Methods for Yellow Fever Diagnosis
OBJECTIVE We describe an external quality assurance (EQA) study designed to assess the efficiency and accurateness of molecular and serological methods used by expert laboratories performing YF diagnosis. STUDY DESIGN For molecular diagnosis evaluation, a panel was prepared of 14 human plasma samples containing specific RNA of different YFV strains (YFV-17D, YFV South American strain [Brazil]...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS ONE
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036291