France developed a rapid detection of influenza A H1N1 influenza virus method
Posted on May 3, 2009
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Institut Pasteur, France 2, announced today that it has developed a new rapid detection of influenza A H1N1 influenza virus method, the new method is expected to be 4 put into use.
Pasteur Institute virologist Weier Fu same day to the media at a press conference said that the method is polymerase chain reaction (PCR) based on the developed, through DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) fragment replication Zoom in, you can accurately determine whether a patient infected with the influenza A H1N1 influenza virus, the outcome can be only half a day.
Weier Fu said that the French laboratory previously used some of the detection method is not only time consuming, and the accuracy is not satisfactory. It can only determine whether the virus influenza or seasonal influenza viruses. If you want to diagnosed patients infected with the influenza A H1N1 influenza viruses.
France, 2 Pasteur Institute is the detection of Influenza A H1N1 influenza virus is responsible for one of the agencies, the agencies believe that the new test method is expected to on the 4th opening, such as the practical application to demonstrate its good results, other laboratories will be introduced this methods.
Up to now, France has confirmed two cases of Influenza A H1N1 influenza cases, in addition to 29 cases of suspected cases, including seven cases of highly suspected.
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