Performance of the GeneXpert Ebola Assay for Diagnosis of Ebola Virus Disease in Sierra Leone: A Field Evaluation Study

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Nira Pollock and colleagues evaluate the performance of the GeneXpert Ebola assay for diagnosis of clinical and post-mortem specimens submitted to a field laboratory in Sierra Leone.

Vyšlo v časopise: Performance of the GeneXpert Ebola Assay for Diagnosis of Ebola Virus Disease in Sierra Leone: A Field Evaluation Study. PLoS Med 13(3): e32767. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001980
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Nira Pollock and colleagues evaluate the performance of the GeneXpert Ebola assay for diagnosis of clinical and post-mortem specimens submitted to a field laboratory in Sierra Leone.

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