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ArticlePloS one2016

Comparative Evaluation of Real-Time PCR Methods for Human Noroviruses in Wastewater and Human Stool.

Yoshifumi Masago, Yoshimitsu Konta, Shinobu Kazama, Manami Inaba, Toshifumi Imagawa, Kentaro Tohma, Mayuko Saito, Akira Suzuki, Hitoshi Oshitani, Tatsuo Omura

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Article in PloS one, 2016. 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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2citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yoshifumi MasagoNew Industry Creation Hatchery Center, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7418-869X
Yoshimitsu KontaNew Industry Creation Hatchery Center, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
Shinobu KazamaNew Industry Creation Hatchery Center, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
Manami InabaNew Industry Creation Hatchery Center, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
Toshifumi ImagawaGraduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
Kentaro TohmaGraduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
Mayuko SaitoGraduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
Akira SuzukiGraduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
Hitoshi OshitaniGraduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
Tatsuo OmuraNew Industry Creation Hatchery Center, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
Tohoku University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Selecting the best quantitative PCR assay is essential to detect human norovirus genome effectively from clinical and environmental samples because no cell lines have been developed to propagate this virus. The real-time PCR methods for noroviruses GI (4 assays) and GII (3 assays) were evaluated using wastewater (n = 70) and norovirus-positive stool (n = 77) samples collected in Japan between 2012 and 2013. Standard quantitative PCR assays recommended by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, International Organization for Standardization, and Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan, together with recently reported assays were included. Significant differences in positive rates and quantification cycles were observed by non-parametric analysis. The present study identifies the best assay for norovirus GI and GII to amplify norovirus genomes efficiently.

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ChildFecesGenotypeHumansNorovirusReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionStatistics, NonparametricWastewaterWastewater

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PMID27525654
PMCPMC4985124
OpenAlexW2508961929

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