2020
Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA by multiplex RT-qPCR
Kudo E, Israelow B, Vogels CBF, Lu P, Wyllie AL, Tokuyama M, Venkataraman A, Brackney DE, Ott IM, Petrone ME, Earnest R, Lapidus S, Muenker MC, Moore AJ, Casanovas-Massana A, Team Y, Omer SB, Dela Cruz CS, Farhadian SF, Ko AI, Grubaugh ND, Iwasaki A. Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA by multiplex RT-qPCR. PLOS Biology 2020, 18: e3000867. PMID: 33027248, PMCID: PMC7571696, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000867.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBetacoronavirusCase-Control StudiesClinical Laboratory TechniquesCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19COVID-19 TestingDNA PrimersHEK293 CellsHumansLimit of DetectionMultiplex Polymerase Chain ReactionNasopharynxPandemicsPneumonia, ViralReagent Kits, DiagnosticReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, ViralSARS-CoV-2United StatesConceptsSARS-CoV-2 RNAMultiplex RT-qPCRRT-qPCRSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testingSARS-CoV-2Quantitative reverse transcription PCRCycle threshold valuesReverse transcription-PCRRT-qPCR assaysDisease controlMultiplex RT-qPCR assayTranscription-PCRAssaysSingle assayLow copy number
2017
Adverse birth outcomes associated with Zika virus exposure during pregnancy in São José do Rio Preto, Brazil
Nogueira ML, Júnior N, Estofolete CF, Terzian A, Guimarães GF, Zini N, da Silva R, Silva G, Franco L, Rahal P, Bittar C, Carneiro B, Vasconcelos PFC, Henriques D, Barbosa DMU, Rombola P, de Grande L, Reis A, Palomares SA, Catelan M, Cruz LEAA, Necchi SH, Mendonça RCV, dos Santos I, Caron S, Costa F, Bozza FA, de Souza A, de Mattos C, de Mattos LC, Vasilakis N, Oliani AH, Oliani D, Ko A. Adverse birth outcomes associated with Zika virus exposure during pregnancy in São José do Rio Preto, Brazil. Clinical Microbiology And Infection 2017, 24: 646-652. PMID: 29133154, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2017.11.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse outcomesZIKV infectionPregnant womenZika virusNewborn outcomesCongenital Zika infectionSame adverse outcomesZika virus exposureAdverse birth outcomesBroad clinical spectrumEmergence of ZIKVCases of microcephalyDengue-endemic areasPublic health authoritiesBirth outcomesClinical outcomesClinical presentationThird trimesterSubependymal cystsClinical spectrumZIKV RNAReverse transcription-PCRVirus exposureZika infectionEpidemiologic data