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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460869003321

Titolo

BioWatch PCR assays : building confidence, ensuring reliability / / Committee on PCR Standards for the BioWatch Program, Board on Life Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine, National Research Council and Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, District of Columbia : , : The National Academies Press, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

0-309-36723-9

Edizione

[Abbreviated version.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (186 p.)

Soggetti

Bioterrorism - United States - Prevention

Polymerase chain reaction

Pathogenic microorganisms - Detection - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

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