Field Evaluation of Capillary Blood Samples as a Collection Specimen for the Rapid Diagnosis of Ebola Virus Infection During an Outbreak Emergency

Background. Reliable reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)–based diagnosis of Ebola virus infection currently requires a blood sample obtained by intravenous puncture. During the current Ebola outbreak in Guinea, we evaluated the usability of capillary blood samples collected from...

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Autores principales: Strecker, Thomas, Palyi, Bernadett, Ellerbrok, Heinz, Jonckheere, Sylvie, de Clerck, Hilde, Bore, Joseph Akoi, Gabriel, Martin, Stoecker, Kilian, Eickmann, Markus, van Herp, Michel, Formenty, Pierre, Di Caro, Antonino, Becker, Stephan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4530726/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25991465
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/civ397

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4530726/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25991465
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cid/civ397

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