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SUBMITTER: Szewczuk E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2881921 | biostudies-literature | 2010
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Szewczuk Elektra E Thapa Kiran K Anninos Terry T McPhie Kenneth K Higgins Geoff G Dwyer Dominic E DE Stanley Keith K KK Iredell Jonathan R JR
BMC infectious diseases 20100511
<h4>Background</h4>Influenza A, including avian influenza, is a major public health threat in developed and developing countries. Rapid and accurate detection is a key component of strategies to contain spread of infection, and the efficient diagnosis of influenza-like-illness is essential to protect health infrastructure in the event of a major influenza outbreak.<h4>Methods</h4>We developed a multiplexed PCR (MT-PCR) assay for the simultaneous diagnosis of respiratory viruses causing influenza ...[more]