BACKGROUND: Institutional pandemic planning prompted a study of the molecular
detection of influenza virus from respiratory specimens in children, compared to …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the performance of a rapid influenza diagnostic test (RIDT) in
detecting H1N1 2009 influenza A virus in respiratory samples from pediatric patients in …

The performance characteristics of three real-time influenza A/B virus reverse transcription-
PCR (RT-PCR) assays and two real-time 2009 H1N1 RT-PCR assays were evaluated using …

Rapid tests for diagnosis of influenza are valuable assets in the management of influenza in
pediatric patients. However, test performance fluctuates with virus subtypes. We assessed …

BACKGROUND: The rapid diagnosis of influenza can alter the management of a patient's
illness, resulting in reduced antibiotic usage, correct use of influenza antivirals and reduced …

BACKGROUND: The rapid and accurate diagnosis of influenza facilitates antiviral therapy,
judicious antibiotic usage, and cohorting patients to decrease nosocomial infection …

Background: the influenza viruses cause morbidity and mortality annually among children
and elderly. Surveillance and rapid diagnosis is imperative in the reference laboratory, as …

BACKGROUND: The appropriate management of infants and children with influenza
depends on the accurate and timely diagnosis, ideally at the point of care (POC) …

Please cite this paper as: Pabbaraju et al.(2011) Comparison of a singleplex real‐time RT‐
PCR assay and multiplex respiratory viral panel assay for detection of influenza “A” in …

The degrees of effectiveness of reverse transcription (RT)-PCR, virus isolation, and antigen
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of influenza A virus were …