Real-time PCR in clinical microbiology: applications for routine laboratory testing

MJ Espy, JR Uhl, LM Sloan… - Clinical microbiology …, 2006 - journals.asm.org
Real-time PCR has revolutionized the way clinical microbiology laboratories diagnose many
human microbial infections. This testing method combines PCR chemistry with fluorescent …

Detection and monitoring of virus infections by real-time PCR

F Watzinger, K Ebner, T Lion - Molecular aspects of medicine, 2006 - Elsevier
The employment of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques for virus detection and
quantification offers the advantages of high sensitivity and reproducibility, combined with an …

Wastewater-based epidemiology for early detection of viral outbreaks

I Xagoraraki, E O'Brien - Women in water quality: Investigations by …, 2020 - Springer
The immense global burden of infectious disease outbreaks and the need to establish
prediction and prevention systems have been recognized by the World Health Organization …

A broadly reactive one-step real-time RT-PCR assay for rapid and sensitive detection of hepatitis E virus

N Jothikumar, TL Cromeans, BH Robertson… - Journal of virological …, 2006 - Elsevier
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is transmitted by the fecal–oral route and causes sporadic and
epidemic forms of acute hepatitis. Large waterborne HEV epidemics have been documented …

Public health risks associated with hepatitis E virus (HEV) as a food‐borne pathogen

EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ)… - Efsa …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an important infection in humans in EU/EEA countries, and over
the last 10 years more than 21,000 acute clinical cases with 28 fatalities have been notified …

Hepatitis E virus: molecular virology, clinical features, diagnosis, transmission, epidemiology, and prevention

IK Mushahwar - Journal of medical virology, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatitis E virus (HEV), the sole member of the genus Hepevirus in the family of
Hepeviridae, is the major cause of several outbreaks of waterborne hepatitis in tropical and …

Research needs for optimising wastewater-based epidemiology monitoring for public health protection

K Robins, AFC Leonard, K Farkas… - Journal of Water and …, 2022 - iwaponline.com
Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is an unobtrusive method used to observe patterns
in illicit drug use, poliovirus, and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS …

Minor groove binder modification of widely used TaqMan probe for hepatitis E virus reduces risk of false negative real-time PCR results

JA Garson, RB Ferns, PR Grant, S Ijaz… - Journal of virological …, 2012 - Elsevier
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a major cause of acute viral hepatitis in many parts of the
develo** world. It is responsible for both sporadic infections and large scale epidemics …

Genotype 3 diversity and quantification of hepatitis E virus RNA

F Abravanel, K Sandres-Saune… - Journal of clinical …, 2012 - journals.asm.org
Genotype 3 hepatitis E viruses (HEVs) are distributed across the world and are now
considered to be an emerging public health concern in industrialized countries. At least 10 …

Recent advances in biosensors for detecting viruses in water and wastewater

M Pilevar, KT Kim, WH Lee - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
As there is a considerable number of virus particles in wastewater which cause numerous
infectious diseases, it is necessary to eliminate viruses from domestic wastewater before it is …