Why the study?
Does the RespiFinder assay accurately identify respiratory viruses compared to cell culture and RSV-specific ICA in clinical samples?
Population
144 clinical samples from patients with respiratory tract infections
Comparison
RespiFinder assay vs Cell culture and respiratory syncytial…
Design
Other
Authors
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May increase respiratory virus detection in labs; leaves open need for outcome validation before routine use.
Does the RespiFinder assay accurately identify respiratory viruses compared to cell culture and RSV-specific ICA in clinical samples?
The RespiFinder assay is a highly sensitive and specific high-throughput tool for simultaneously detecting 15 respiratory viruses, offering improved diagnostic yield over traditional cell culture.
Reijans et al. (2008) studied this question.
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