Development of multiplex real-time TaqMan reverse-transcription PCR (RT-PCR) for rapid diagnosis of hand, foot and mouth disease.

• Main Author: Lee, Si Qi.
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Genetics
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/16904
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a viral illness that causes ulcerating on hands, foot and mouth. The major causing agents are Enterovirus-71 (EV71) and Coxsackievirus A16 (CA16). HFMD caused by EV71 were found to associate with severe neurological complications that result in deaths. With ris...