Laboratory diagnosis of Lassa fever, liberia

Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Jun;16(6):1041-3. doi: 10.3201/eid1606.100040.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • False Negative Reactions
  • Genes, Viral
  • Genetic Variation
  • Glycoproteins / analysis
  • Glycoproteins / genetics
  • Humans
  • Lassa Fever / diagnosis*
  • Lassa Fever / virology
  • Lassa virus / genetics
  • Lassa virus / growth & development
  • Lassa virus / isolation & purification*
  • Liberia
  • Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / methods
  • RNA, Viral / analysis
  • RNA, Viral / genetics
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Time Factors
  • Virus Cultivation

Substances

  • Glycoproteins
  • RNA, Viral