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ArticleVirology journal2015

Comparison of the genexpert enterovirus assay (GXEA) with real-time one step RT-PCR for the detection of enteroviral RNA in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with meningitis.

JiYoung Hong, Ahyoun Kim, Seoyeon Hwang, Doo-Sung Cheon, Jong-Hyen Kim, June-Woo Lee, Jae-Hak Park, Byunghak Kang

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Article in Virology journal, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Authors and funding

8 authors.

JiYoung HongDivision of Vaccine Research, Center for Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheongju, Republic of Korea. eca_dee@hanmail.net.
Ahyoun KimDivision of Vaccine Research, Center for Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheongju, Republic of Korea. youn0191@hanmail.net.
Seoyeon HwangDivision of Vaccine Research, Center for Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheongju, Republic of Korea. 0117772624@daum.net.
Doo-Sung CheonDivision of Vaccine Research, Center for Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheongju, Republic of Korea. cheonds@daum.net.
Jong-Hyen KimDepartment of Pediatrics, Catholic University College of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea. jh00mn@catholic.ac.kr.
June-Woo LeeDivision of Vaccine Research, Center for Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheongju, Republic of Korea. junewoo1213@korea.kr.
Jae-Hak ParkDepartment of Laboratory Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea. pjhak@snu.ac.kr.
Byunghak KangDivision of Vaccine Research, Center for Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheongju, Republic of Korea. bh4400@daum.net.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEnteroviruses (EVs) are the leading cause of aseptic meningitis worldwide. Detection of enteroviral RNA in clinical specimens has been demonstrated to improve the management of patient care, especially that of neonates and young children.

findingsTo establish a sensitive and reliable assay for routine laboratory diagnosis, we compared the sensitivity and specificity of the GeneXpert Enterovirus Assay (GXEA) with that of the reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) based assay referred to as real-time one step RT-PCR (RTo-PCR). The sensitivity/specificity produced by GXEA and RTo-PCR were 100%/100% and 65%/100%, respectively.

conclusionsBoth methods evaluated in this article can be used for detection of enterovirus in clinical specimens and these nucleic acid amplification methods are useful assays for the diagnosis of enteroviral infection.

Indexed as

EnterovirusEnterovirus InfectionsHumansMeningitisMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, ViralRNA, Viral

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PMID25886579
PMCPMC4342037

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