Development and validation of a multiplex-PCR based assay for the detection of 18 pathogens in the cerebrospinal fluid of hospitalized children with viral encephalitis.

CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that the ABI3500-based multiplex-PCR detection kit could be a valuable diagnostic tool for pathogen detection in CSF of children with suspected viral encephalitis.
PMID: 31863863 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Virological Methods - December 17, 2019 Category: Virology Authors: Wang L, Chen F, You D, Ma G, Guo Y, Wu Y, Zeng X, Sun S, Li G Tags: J Virol Methods Source Type: research