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. 1997 Apr;35(4):976–977. doi: 10.1128/jcm.35.4.976-977.1997

Rapid diagnosis of enterovirus infection by a new one-step reverse transcription-PCR assay.

H H Kessler 1, B Santner 1, H Rabenau 1, A Berger 1, A Vince 1, C Lewinski 1, B Weber 1, K Pierer 1, D Stuenzner 1, E Marth 1, H W Doerr 1
PMCID: PMC229714  PMID: 9157166

Abstract

The AMPLICOR Enterovirus Test was evaluated with 103 cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens. Twenty-seven CSF specimens were culture positive. With the AMPLICOR test, enterovirus RNA was detected in 34 specimens. Compared with culture, the AMPLICOR test gave a sensitivity of 96.3% and a specificity of 100%. The sensitivity of culture was 79.4% in comparison with the AMPLICOR test.

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