MassTag Polymerase Chain Reaction for Differential Diagnosis of Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers

Abstract

Viral hemorrhagic fevers are associated with high rates of illness and death. Although therapeutic options are limited, early differential diagnosis has implications for containment and may aid in clinical management. We describe a diagnostic system for rapid, multiplex polymerase chain reaction identification of 10 different causes of viral hemorrhagic fevers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA449003

Entities

People

  • Allen Grolla
  • Christian Drosten
  • Gustavo Palacios
  • Heinz Feldmann
  • Janusz PawÄ™ska
  • Jingyue Ju
  • Johnathan Towner
  • Junhui Zhai
  • Marietjie Venter
  • Neil Renwick
  • Omar Jabado
  • Peter B. Jahrling
  • Robert Swanepel
  • Stuart T. Nichol
  • Thomas Briese
  • Thomas W Geisbert
  • Vishal Kapoor
  • W. Ian Lipkin
  • Zhiqiang Liu

Organizations

  • Columbia University

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chain Reactions
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Ebola Virus
  • Epidemiology
  • Health
  • Identification
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Public Health
  • Research Facilities
  • Rift Valley Fever
  • Rna Virus Infections
  • Rna Viruses
  • Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers
  • Virus Diseases
  • Viruses

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Economics
  • Virology (or Medical Virology).