Rapid detection of major respiratory tract viral infections in acute exacerbation of COPD by highly sensitive multiplex PCR (mPCR)

A. Uniyal, K. Upadhyay, B. Gaur, T. C. Chawla, A. Ali, S. Chandra, S. Broor, R. M. Pandey, R. Guleria, A. Mohan (New Delhi, India)

Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Viral infections
Session: Viral infections
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1882
Disease area: Airway diseases, Respiratory infections

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