SARS Coronavirus Detection Methods

SARS Coronavirus Detection Methods

Susanna K. P. Lau, Xiao-Yan Che, Kwok-yung Yuen, Beatrice H.L. Wong, Vincent C.C. Cheng, Gibson K.S. Woo, Ivan F.N. Hung, Rosana W.S. Poon, Kwok-Hung Chan, JS Malik Peiris

Using clinical samples from patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome, we showed that the sensitivities of a quantitative reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction (80% for fecal samples and 25% for urine samples) were higher than those of the polyclonal (50% and 5%) and monoclonal (35% and 8%) antibody-based nucleocapsid antigen capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays.

2005

SARS-CoV, qRT-PCR, Nucleocapsid, Capture ELISA, Hong Kong

DOI: 10.3201/eid1107.041045

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Infectious and parasitic diseases, Medicine

EN