van de Pol, Alma C.;
van Loon, Anton M.;
Wolfs, Tom F. W.;
Jansen, Nicolaas J. G.;
Nijhuis, Monique;
Breteler, Els Klein;
Schuurman, Rob;
Rossen, John W. A.
Increased Detection of Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Influenza Viruses, Parainfluenza Viruses, and Adenoviruses with Real-Time PCR in Samples from Patients with Respiratory Symptoms
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Title:
Increased Detection of Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Influenza Viruses, Parainfluenza Viruses, and Adenoviruses with Real-Time PCR in Samples from Patients with Respiratory Symptoms
Contributor:
van de Pol, Alma C.;
van Loon, Anton M.;
Wolfs, Tom F. W.;
Jansen, Nicolaas J. G.;
Nijhuis, Monique;
Breteler, Els Klein;
Schuurman, Rob;
Rossen, John W. A.
Description:
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Respiratory samples (
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= 267) from hospitalized patients with respiratory symptoms were tested by real-time PCR, viral culture, and direct immunofluorescence for respiratory syncytial virus, influenza virus, parainfluenza viruses, and adenoviruses. Compared with conventional diagnostic tests, real-time PCR increased the diagnostic yields for these viruses from 24% to 43% and from 3.5% to 36% for children and adults, respectively.
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