Journal of Clinical Virology
Volume 45, Issue 3 , Pages 200-202 , July 2009

Multiplex PCR tests sentinel the appearance of pandemic influenza viruses including H1N1 swine influenza

  • James B. Mahony

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Pathology & Molecular Medicine, Institute for Infectious Diseases Research, McMaster University and the Father Sean O'Sullivan Research Center, St Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Regional Virology Laboratory, St. Joseph's Healthcare, 50 Charlton Ave. East, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 4A. Tel.: +1 905 521 6021; fax: +1 905 521 6083.
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  • Todd Hatchette

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Microbiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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  • Davor Ojkic

      Affiliations

    • Ontario Veterinary College and Animal Health Laboratory, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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  • Steven J. Drews

      Affiliations

    • Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Jonathan Gubbay

      Affiliations

    • Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Donald E. Low

      Affiliations

    • Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Martin Petric

      Affiliations

    • British Columbia Center for Disease Control, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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  • Patrick Tang

      Affiliations

    • British Columbia Center for Disease Control, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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  • Sylvia Chong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Pathology & Molecular Medicine, Institute for Infectious Diseases Research, McMaster University and the Father Sean O'Sullivan Research Center, St Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Canada
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  • Kathy Luinstra

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Pathology & Molecular Medicine, Institute for Infectious Diseases Research, McMaster University and the Father Sean O'Sullivan Research Center, St Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Canada
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  • Astrid Petrich

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Pathology & Molecular Medicine, Institute for Infectious Diseases Research, McMaster University and the Father Sean O'Sullivan Research Center, St Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Canada
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  • Marek Smieja

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Pathology & Molecular Medicine, Institute for Infectious Diseases Research, McMaster University and the Father Sean O'Sullivan Research Center, St Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Canada

Received 19 May 2009 ,Accepted 20 May 2009.

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  1. World Health Organization. Epidemic and pandemic alert response, influenza A (H1N1)—update 24 10 May; 2009. http://www.who.int/csr/don/2009_05_10/en/index.html.
  2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC health update: swine influenza A (H1N1) update: New Interim Recommendations and Guidance for Health Directors about Strategic National Stockpile Materiel. Health Alert Network. http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/HAN/042609.html.
  3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Case definitions interim guidance on case definitions to be used for investigations of swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) cases. April 30; 2009.
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  5. Mahony J, Chong S, Merante F, Yaghoubian S, Sinha T, Lisle C, et al. Development of a respiratory virus panel test for detection of twenty human respiratory viruses by use of multiplex PCR and a fluid microbead-based assay. J Clin Microbiol. 2007;45:2965–2970
  6. Merante F, Yaghoubian S, Janeczko R. Principles of the xTAG respiratory viral panel assay (RVP Assay). J Clin Virol. 2007;40(Suppl. 1):S31–S35

PII: S1386-6532(09)00237-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2009.05.031

Journal of Clinical Virology
Volume 45, Issue 3 , Pages 200-202 , July 2009

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