Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2015 · 26 citations · 4 references
Life SciencesInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyEmerging Infectious DiseasesMedical MicrobiologyVirologyDisease Surveillance SystemsInfectious Disease DetectionInfectious Disease ScreeningInfectious Disease SurveillanceViral DiagnosticsViral EpidemiologyDiagnostic Assay DevelopmentLaboratory Screening AssaysLaboratory Surveillance SystemsRapid Detection AssaysRapid Viral Diagnostics
Laboratories associated with small hospitals often have limited expertise, personnel, and equipment to rapidly identify rare and emerging infectious diseases. We describe the successful use of the FilmArray system for rapid detection of Ebola virus directly from clinical samples in 6 out of 83 tested subjects in a small health care center in Sierra Leone.
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