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Comparison of three commercial RT-PCR systems for the detection of respiratory viruses.

Butt SA1, Maceira VP1, McCallen ME1, Stellrecht KA2.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology.J Clin Virol.2014 Aug 18. pii: S1386-6532(14)00310-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2014.08.010. [Epub ahead of print]
BACKGROUND: Due to the insensitivity of rapid tests for respiratory viruses, nucleic acid amplification tests are quickly becoming the standard of care.OBJECTIVES AND STUDY DESIGN: The performance of the FilmArray Respiratory Panel (RP) and Verigene RV+ (RV+) were compared in a retrospective analysi
PMID 25183359

[Detection of respiratory viruses in influenza-like illness in Shijiazhuang, China in 2011].

Li Y, Han GY, Liu YF, Liu LF, Li Q, Qi SX.
Bing du xue bao = Chinese journal of virology / [bian ji, Bing du xue bao bian ji wei yuan hui].Bing Du Xue Bao.2014 Jul;30(4):391-5.
This study aimed to investigate viral infections and the prevalence of influenza-like illness (ILI) in Shijiazhuang, China, in 2011 and to provide a scientific basis for the diagnosis and control of respiratory tract infections. Throat swab specimens were collected from 483 cases of ILI who were out
PMID 25272592

Cai XY1, Wang Q, Lin GY, Cai ZW, Lin CX, Chen PZ, Zhou XH, Xie JC, Lu XD.
Journal of medical virology.J Med Virol.2014 Jul;86(7):1249-55. doi: 10.1002/jmv.23931. Epub 2014 Mar 12.
Acute respiratory tract infection is an important cause of morbidity and mortality with a worldwide disease burden. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and clinical characteristics of children with viral-induced acute respiratory tract infection, in Southern China. Nasopharyngeal aspirate s
PMID 24619492

Recognition of Cap Structure by Influenza B Virus RNA Polymerase Is Less Dependent on the Methyl Residue than Recognition by Influenza A Virus Polymerase