title: [Use of RT-PCR and nested PCR for diagnosing enterovirus infections].
abstract: An application of reverse transcription (RT-PCR) and nested-PCR for the detection of human enteroviruses isolated in Poland is described. A specific 297-bp fragment was amplified by the method from all studied enteroviruses strains. Amplification system and the nested primers allowed to detect RNA isolated from 10(1) TCID50/ml which corresponded to one molecule of viral RNA in tested volume. However, applicability of the method for routine diagnosis of enterovirus neuro-infection should be reassessed in extensive clinical studies.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Wirusologii PZH w Warszawie.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Binduga-Gajewska
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gut
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wielkopolska
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jarzabek
mesh_terms: D004770:Enterovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004769:Enterovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral