Rt Pcr/northern Blot For Rotavirus

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Contents 1 Indications 2 Specimen 3 Procedure 4 Notes 5 More General Terms 6 Additional Terms 7 References

Indications

• viral infection with rotovirus

Specimen

• feces
• store body fluids at 4 degrees C

Procedure

• reverse transcriptase PCR

Notes

• difficulty in culture of rotaviruses makes molecular techniques more practical than cultures

More General Terms

• molecular diagnostic test

Additional Terms

• rotavirus

References

Clinical Guide to Laboratory Tests, 3rd ed. Teitz ed.,  W.B. Saunders, 1995

RT-PCR/northern blot for rotavirus