Rapid and definitive diagnosis of viral respiratory infections is imperative in patient triage
and management. We compared the outcomes for adult patients with positive tests for …

Objectives The clinical impact of rapid sample-to-answer “syndromic” multiplex polymerase
chain reaction (PCR) testing for respiratory viruses is not clearly established. We performed …

Respiratory virus infections cause significant morbidity and mortality in
immunocompromised patients. Timely diagnosis is needed to provide optimal clinical care …

BACKGROUND: The detection of viral respiratory tract infections has evolved greatly with
the development of PCR based commercial systems capable of simultaneously detecting a …

Multiplex PCR has become the test of choice for the detection of multiple respiratory viruses
in clinical specimens. However, there are few direct comparisons of different PCR assays …

Respiratory viral infections are one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality,
particularly in children, the elderly and immunocompromised persons. Rapid identification of …

During the last decade, a variety of molecular assays targeting respiratory viruses have
been developed and commercialized. Therefore, multiplex PCR are increasingly used in …

Background Respiratory tract infections are frequent causes of hospitalization and initiation
of empirical antimicrobial therapy. Testing for a broad panel of respiratory viruses has been …

Clinical laboratories historically diagnose seven or eight respiratory virus infections using a
combination of techniques including enzyme immunoassay, direct fluorescent antibody …

There are numerous viral and bacterial causes of respiratory disease. To enable rapid and
sensitive detection of even the most prevalent causes, there is a need for more-simplified …