Comparison of the FilmArray Respiratory Panel and Prodesse real-time PCR assays for detection of respiratory pathogens

MJ Loeffelholz, DL Pong, RB Pyles… - Journal of clinical …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
We compared the diagnostic performance and overall respiratory pathogen detection rate of
the premarket version of the FilmArray Respiratory Panel (RP) multiplex PCR assay (Idaho …

Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial to assess the safety and effectiveness of a novel dual-action oral topical formulation against upper …

PK Mukherjee, F Esper, K Buchheit, K Arters… - BMC infectious …, 2017 - Springer
Background Current prevention options for upper respiratory infections (URIs) are not
optimal. We conducted a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled pilot clinical trial …

Evaluation of the Biofire Filmarray Pneumonia panel plus for lower respiratory tract infections

A Edin, H Eilers, A Allard - Infectious Diseases, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Standard diagnostic methods for lower respiratory tract infections are currently
too slow and insensitive to guide early clinical decisions concerning treatment and isolation …

Rate and influence of respiratory virus co-infection on pandemic (H1N1) influenza disease

FP Esper, T Spahlinger, L Zhou - Journal of Infection, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: Many patients with influenza have more than one viral agent with co-infection
frequencies reported as high as 20%. The impact of respiratory virus copathogens on …

Frequency of acute respiratory illnesses and circulation of respiratory viruses in households with children over 3 surveillance seasons

AS Monto, RE Malosh, JG Petrie… - The Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background. The household has traditionally been the site for studying acute respiratory
illnesses (ARIs). Most studies were conducted many years ago, and more broadly sensitive …

A four year seasonal survey of the relationship between outdoor climate and epidemiology of viral respiratory tract infections in a temperate climate

N Sundell, LM Andersson, R Brittain-Long… - Journal of Clinical …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background The relation between weather conditions, viral transmission and seasonal
activity of respiratory viruses is not fully understood. Objectives To investigate the impact of …

Development and implementation of a molecular diagnostic platform for daily rapid detection of 15 respiratory viruses

A Tiveljung‐Lindell, M Rotzén‐Östlund… - Journal of medical …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Acute respiratory tract infections are caused by a large number of viruses. Diagnostic
methods have until recently been available only for a limited number of these viruses. With …

Clinical impact of RT-PCR for pediatric acute respiratory infections: a controlled clinical trial

JO Wishaupt, A Russcher, LC Smeets… - …, 2011 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVE: Real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing is a quick sensitive
method for detecting respiratory pathogens. We evaluated the diagnostic yield of RT-PCR …

Viral etiology of acute respiratory infections in hospitalized children in Novosibirsk City, Russia (2013–2017)

O Kurskaya, T Ryabichenko, N Leonova, W Shi, H Bi… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) cause a considerable morbidity and mortality
worldwide especially in children. However, there are few studies of the etiological structure …

High frequency of enterovirus D 68 in children hospitalised with respiratory illness in N orway, autumn 2014

K Bragstad, K Jakobsen, AE Rojahn… - Influenza and other …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives An unexpectedly high proportion of children were admitted for severe respiratory
infections at the Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål, Norway, during September and October …