title: Automation of polymerase chain reaction-based systems for detection of hepatitis C virus RNA.
abstract: Polymerase chain reaction-based molecular assays are gaining increasing importance in the diagnosis and monitoring of infectious diseases. Over the past several years, the development and application of these techniques has initiated a revolution in the diagnosis and monitoring of hepatitis C infection. Presently, molecular assays are exclusively done in especially dedicated laboratories. Advances in automation will bring these technologies into routine diagnostic laboratories and will make them widely used.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, Institute of Hygiene, Karl-Franzens-University, Graz, Austria. harald.kessler@kfunigraz.ac.at
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Kessler
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pierer
authors.forename: B I
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Santner
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Vellimedu
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stelzl
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marth
mesh_terms: D001331:Automation; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral