West Nile Virus Detection in Urine
We report West Nile virus (WNV) RNA in urine collected from a patient with encephalitis 8 days after symptom onset. Viral RNA was detected by reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Sequence and phylogenetic analysis confirmed the PCR product to have ≥99% similarity to the WNV stra...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2005
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3320471/ |