True Measles Cases Undetected by Reverse Transcription-PCR (RT-PCR): Effect of Genetic Variability on Assay Sensitivity Needs To Be Regularly Surveyed

Julia Dina (1) , Jordane Omnes (1, 2) , Christelle Vauloup-Fellous (3, 4) , Louis Collet (3) , Justine Hamel (3) , Denise Antona (5) , Judith Hübschen (6) , Myriam Ben Mamou (7) , Astrid Vabret (2, 1)

1 Service de Virologie [CHU Caen]
2 GRAM 2.0 - Groupe de Recherche sur l'Adaptation Microbienne
3 Centre Hospitalier de Mayotte
4 Hôpital Côte de Nacre [CHU Caen]
5 Santé publique France - French National Public Health Agency [Saint-Maurice, France]
6 LIH - Luxembourg Institute of Health
7 WHO - World Health Organisation

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Microbiology and Parasitology; Virology; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Microbiology and Parasitology; Protistology; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Microbiology and Parasitology; Mycology; Life Sciences [q-bio]; Microbiology and Parasitology; Bacteriology

Julia Dina, Jordane Omnes, Christelle Vauloup-Fellous, Louis Collet, Justine Hamel, et al.. True Measles Cases Undetected by Reverse Transcription-PCR (RT-PCR): Effect of Genetic Variability on Assay Sensitivity Needs To Be Regularly Surveyed. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2019, 57 (8), ⟨10.1128/JCM.00341-19⟩. ⟨hal-02366917⟩