Detection of enterovirus D68 in Canadian laboratories.

ABSTRACT: The recent emergence of a severe respiratory disease caused by enterovirus D68 prompted investigation into whether Canadian hospital and provincial laboratories can detect this virus using commercial and laboratory-developed assays. This study demonstrated analytical sensitivity differences between commercial and laboratory-developed assays for the detection of enterovirus D68.

SUBMITTER: Hatchette TF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4400745 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature