What is real time RT–PCR? Real time RT–PCR is a nuclear-derived method for detecting the presence of specific genetic material in any pathogen, including a virus. Originally, the method used ...

The recent outbreak of HMPV in China has created a panic and raised a concern about HMPV leading to COVID-19 pandemic-like ...

The original strain of the virus was displaced by the Alpha variant ... though they are not as reliable or accurate as ...

HMPV infections are spreading in China while cases of flu-like disease have also been found in India and the UK.

Additional tests indicated the patients might be infected with SARS-CoV-2, and PCR tests confirmed as much ... turned out to be caused by the novel virus. Doctors then observed all sorts of ...

RNA was extracted using the High Pure Viral RNA Kit (Roche), and a one-step hemi-nested reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) targeted the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp ...