BioWatch PCR assays : building confidence, ensuring reliability

BioWatch PCR assays building confidence, ensuring reliability

"BioWatch is an air monitoring system deployed in jurisdictions around the country with the goal of detecting the presence of certain high risk pathogenic microorganisms. It relies on a network of federal and nonfederal collaborative relationships to be successful, and is one part of a larger a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: National Research Council (U.S.). (author)
Autores Corporativos: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on PCR Standards for the BioWatch Program, author (author), National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Life Sciences. Committee on PCR Standards for the BioWatch Program, issuing body (issuing body), Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Health Sciences Policy. Committee on PCR Standards for the BioWatch Program, issuing body
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, District of Columbia : The National Academies Press [2015]
Edición:Abbreviated version
Materias:
BioWatch Program (U.S.)
Bioterrorism > United States > Prevention.
Polymerase chain reaction.
Pathogenic microorganisms > Detection > United States.
United States.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Matter; Acknowledgments; Preface; Contents; Boxes, Figures, and Tables; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Executive Summary; Summary; 1 Introduction; 2 Performance Standards Provide Confidence in Results; 3 Key Components of a Performance Standard for BioWatch; 4 The Framework that Surrounds the PCR Reaction Affects Performance; 5 Looking to the Future: Multiplex PCR and Next Generation Sequencing; 6 Conclusions and Recommendations; References; Appendix A: BioWatch Program and Operational Details; Appendix B: Study Activities; Appendix C: Glossary; Appendix D: Biographies of Committee Members

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