A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Echovirus 30 meningitis epidemic followed by an outbreak-specific RT-qPCR
Authors: Österback R, Kalliokoski T, Lähdesmäki T, Peltola V, Ruuskanen O, Waris M
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Publication year: 2015
Journal: Journal of Clinical Virology
Journal name in source: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL VIROLOGY
Journal acronym: J CLIN VIROL
Volume: 69
First page : 7
Last page: 11
Number of pages: 5
ISSN: 1386-6532
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcv.2015.05.012(external)
Abstract
Conclusions: Between August 2009 and September 2010, E-30 caused an extensive outbreak with two peaks in Finland. Type-specific RT-PCR allowed rapid diagnostic follow-up of the epidemic. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.