Molecular biology techniques are applied for the diagnosis of meningoencephalitis due to
herpesviruses, enteroviruses or polyomaviruses, for the diagnosis of human …

HISTORY Viruses exact an enormous toll on the human population and are the single most
important cause of infectious disease morbidity and mortality worldwide. Viral diseases in …

Abstract Hybridization Principle: Single-stranded nucleic acids reform a double-stranded
structure only if complementary. Probe: A defined fragment of the nucleic acid to be …

Molecular virology has been a multifaceted activity for some years backed by a professional
practice of almost 30 years. In it we have incorporated several molecular biotools in the …

A decade after the first studies were performed it is justifiable to claim that molecular
techniques have revolutionised the work of the clinical virology laboratory. Hitherto, the role …

The article reviews technological breakthroughs that have made improvements in clinical
viral testing in terms of sensitivity, specificity, speed, simplicity and cost. It describes cell …

Nucleic acid amplification techniques are commonly used currently to diagnose viral
diseases and manage patients with this kind of illnesses. These techniques have had a …

Molecular methods for virus detection has an all American cast and only an occasional refer-
ence from beyond those shores. One of the interesting features is the author list and the …

The advent of molecular biology techniques made possible the determination of the
nucleotide sequence of the entire genomes of many organisms and their cellular and …

Molecular biology has significantly improved diagnosis in the field of clinical virology. Virus
discovery and rapid implementation of diagnostic tests for newly discovered viruses has …