TY - JOUR AU - Schmid, Michael AU - Oehme, Rainer AU - Schalasta, Gunnar AU - Brockmann, Stefan AU - Kimmig, Peter AU - Enders, Gisela PY - 2004 DA - 2004/06/09 TI - Fast detection of Noroviruses using a real-time PCR assay and automated sample preparation JO - BMC Infectious Diseases SP - 15 VL - 4 IS - 1 AB - Noroviruses (NoV) have become one of the most commonly reported causative agents of large outbreaks of non-bacterial acute gastroenteritis worldwide as well as sporadic gastroenteritis in the community. Currently, reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assays have been implemented in NoV diagnosis, but improvements that simplify and standardize sample preparation, amplification, and detection will be further needed. The combination of automated sample preparation and real-time PCR offers such refinements. SN - 1471-2334 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-4-15 DO - 10.1186/1471-2334-4-15 ID - Schmid2004 ER -