Performance of the GeneXpert Ebola Assay for Diagnosis of Ebola Virus Disease in Sierra Leone: A Field Evaluation Study.

Performance of the GeneXpert Ebola Assay for Diagnosis of Ebola Virus Disease in Sierra Leone: A Field Evaluation Study.

Throughout the Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic in West Africa, field laboratory testing for EVD has relied on complex, multi-step real-time reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR) assays; an accurate sample-to-answer RT-PCR test would reduce time to results and potentially increase access to testing....

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Main Authors: Amanda E Semper, M Jana Broadhurst, Jade Richards, Geraldine M Foster, Andrew J H Simpson, Christopher H Logue, J Daniel Kelly, Ann Miller, Tim J G Brooks, Megan Murray, Nira R Pollock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-03-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4811569?pdf=render

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