MGB Alert® Parvovirus ASR

Parvovirus B19 causes fifth disease (also called erythema infectiosum), which usually presents with a rash, which can spread to the face, fever, and sometimes joint pain. Serious complications from Parvovirus B19 infection, such as chronic anemia, can arise in immunocompromised people.¹ The MGB Alert Parvovirus primer mix ASR ^§ amplifies, while the probe mix ASR detects, nucleic acids within the VP1u gene in parvovirus B19.

^{1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2019, Nov 26). Parvovirus B19 and Fifth Disease. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved November 17, 2022, from https://www.cdc.gov/parvovirusb19/fifth-disease.html}

^{§Analyte Specific Reagent. Analytical and performance characteristics are not established.}