title: [The importance of the polymerase chain reaction in the diagnosis of viral infections].
abstract: This review summarizes the basics of PCR technology. Besides technical details for optimization of the procedure, PCR as a diagnostic tool for viral infections is described. In the second part of the article, different techniques for the detection of the PCR products are described and compared.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Virologie, Universitätsklinikum Essen.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tolle
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roggendorf
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D012367:RNA, Viral
vernacular_title: Die Bedeutung der Polymerase-Kettenreaktion in der Diagnostik von Virusinfektionen.