Enterovirus and Parechovirus A RNA [Identifier] in Specimen by NAA with probe detection

EV+PeV A RNA Spec NAA+probe

Definition

Enterovirus and parechovirus are both in the family picornaviridae. Like enterovirus, parechovirus is thought to be a potential cause of acute gastroenteritis in children, as well as severe central nervous system infection in the neonatal period. It may be underdiagnosed without testing. As a result, it has been recommended that, because of common clinical presentations, real time PCR for both viruses should be performed, especially in the case of atypical neonatal seizures. Annals of Neurology. Verboon-Maciolek 2008. Sept 64(3):266-73 Several labs perform this test, including Quest Diagnostics at Nichols Institute: Enterovirus/Parechovirus RNA, Qualitative Real-Time PCR http://www.nicholsinstitute.com/TestDetail.aspx?TestID=2424

3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication; 3SR SR; Amplif; Amplification; Amplified; DNA NUCLEIC ACID PROBE; DNA probe; Entero virus; Enterovirus; EV; EV+PeV A; EV+PeV A RNA; EV-PCR; HPeV A RNA; Human Parecho virus; ID; Identity or presence; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; LAT; LCR; Ligase chain reaction; Ligation-activated transcription; Ljungan virus; LV; Microbiology; Misc; Miscellaneous; NAA+probe; NAAT; NASBA; Nominal; Nucleic acid sequence based analysis; Other; PCR; PeV; Point in time; Polymerase chain reaction; Probe amp; Probe with ampification; Probe with target amplification; QBR; Random; Ribonucleic acid; SDA; Spec; Strand Displacement Amplification; TMA; To be specified in another part of the message; Transcription mediated amplification; Unspecified

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