RAPID AND SENSITIVE DETECTION OF ENTEROVIRUSES IN SPECIMENS FROM PATIENTS WITH ASEPTIC-MENINGITIS

Authors
YERLY S GERVAIX A SIMONET V CAFLISCH M PERRIN L WUNDERLI W
Citation
S. Yerly et al., RAPID AND SENSITIVE DETECTION OF ENTEROVIRUSES IN SPECIMENS FROM PATIENTS WITH ASEPTIC-MENINGITIS, Journal of clinical microbiology, 34(1), 1996, pp. 199-201
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Journal of clinical microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00951137
Volume
34
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
199 - 201
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(1996)34:1<199:RASDOE>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
A 5-h PCR assay (Amplicor enterovirus test) was compared with viral cu lture for the detection of enteroviruses in cerebrospinal fluid. Of th e cerebrospinal fluid specimens collected during a summer outbreak of aseptic meningitis, 34% were positive by viral culture whereas 66% wer e positive by the Amplicor PCR, suggesting that this technique improve s the diagnosis of enteroviral meningitis.