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ArticleJournal of clinical microbiology2011

Extraction of MS2 phage RNA from upper respiratory tract specimens by use of flat glass devices.

Oliver Z Nanassy, Paul Haydock, Nicola Beck, Lynn M Barker, Perry Hargrave, Daniel Gestwick, Wesley C Lindsey, Michael W Reed, J Scott Meschke

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Article in Journal of clinical microbiology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Oliver Z NanassyBlood Cell Storage Inc., 454 N. 34th St., Seattle, WA 98103, USA. onanassy@bloodcellstorage.com
Paul Haydock
Nicola Beck
Lynn M Barker
Perry Hargrave
Daniel Gestwick
Wesley C Lindsey
Michael W Reed
J Scott Meschke
Bloodworks Northwest · USUniversity of Washington · USEmisphere Technologies (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The isolation of pure nucleic acids from clinical samples is a crucial step in the molecular diagnosis of viral infections by nucleic acid testing (NAT). In this study, novel flat glass devices (cards) were demonstrated to support the rapid and efficient extraction of nucleic acids from upper respiratory tract specimens (nasal washes and swabs). The performance of the nucleic acid extraction cards was directly compared to an existing standardized and automated platform for viral extraction from these types of specimens. The flowthrough card method improved the speed of nucleic acid purification and accommodated larger sample volumes in extraction of bacteriophage MS2 RNA from the various specimen matrices. The dynamic range and estimated sensitivity of the card extraction method for reverse transcriptase quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR)-based detection approximate those of the standardized magnetic glass bead extraction method used in this study.

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Respiratory SystemAutomationBodily SecretionsEquipment and SuppliesGlassHumansLevivirusRNA, ViralSensitivity and SpecificityVirologyRNA, Viral

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PMID21191051
PMCPMC3067707
OpenAlexW2109229106

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