title: Rapid detection of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus by a loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR. llmpoon@hkucc.hku.hk
authors.forename: Leo L M
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Poon
authors.forename: Cynthia S W
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tashiro
authors.forename: Kwok Hung
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Bonnie W Y
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Kwok Yung
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Yuen
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guan
authors.forename: Joseph S M
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Peiris
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D021141:Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques / Q000379:methods; D045473:Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D045169:Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome / Q000821:virology*