ArticleJournal of virological methods2016
Consistent viral DNA quantification after prolonged storage at ambient temperature.
Article in Journal of virological methods, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Intra-host changes in Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus genomes in Ugandan adults with Kaposi sarcoma.PLoS pathogens · 2021Article
- Highly conserved intragenic HSV-2 sequences: Results from next-generation sequencing of HSV-2 UVirology · 2017Article
- Patterns of human herpesvirus-8 oral shedding among diverse cohorts of human herpesvirus-8 seropositive persons.Infectious agents and cancer · 2016Article
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Abstract
Long-term storage of biological specimens at low temperatures is costly and impractical in resource limited settings, where the disease burden of chronic viral infections is highest, and the need for research greatest. We examined the necessity of cold storage by comparing the quantity of HHV-8 DNA recovered from swab samples before and after 9-11 months of storage at temperatures of -20 °C, 4 °C and 37 °C. Quantitative levels of HHV-8 DNA remained consistent for laboratory or mucosal swab samples regardless of storage temperature. Freezer storage is determined to be not necessary for mucosal samples destined for HHV-8 DNA quantification.
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