| Technique | Format | Examples of viruses |
|---|---|---|
| NON AMPLIFIED NUCLEIC ACID PROBES | Liquid-phase | HPV, CMV |
| Solid-phase | ||
| In situ hybridization | ||
|
AMPLIFIED NUCLEIC ACID TECHNIQUES Signal amplification techniques |
bDNA assays |
HCV, HBV, HIV |
| Hybrid capture assays | HPV, CMV | |
| Target amplification techniques | PCR techniques | Most of viruses |
| RT-PCR | RNA virus (HCV, HIV) | |
| Nested PCR | Herpesviruses | |
| Multiplex PCR | Herpesviruses, respiratory viruses | |
| Real-time PCR | Most of viruses | |
| Transcriptional-based amplification methods | HCV (TMA-based), HIV (TMAbased, NASBA), CMV (NASBA) Enterovirus (NASBA), RSV (NASBA) | |
| Strand displacement amplification | HIV | |
| LAMP | Influenza A and B, CMV, HSV, VZV, BK virus, HPV | |
| HDA | HIV-1, HSV 1 and 2 | |
| Probe amplification techniques | Ligase chain reaction | HCV, HPV |
| Cycling probe technology | ||
| Cleavase-invader technology | ||
| MICROARRAYS | DNA microarrays | Respiratory viruses, HCV, HPV, HIV, CNS infection viruses |
| Multiplexed microsphere-based array | HIV, HCV, HSV | |