Viruses account for more episodes of respiratory tract disease than any other microbial
pathogens, and exact a significant toll on society and healthcare systems, leading to …

Together with influenza, the non-influenza RNA respiratory viruses (NIRVs), which include
respiratory syncytial virus, parainfluenza viruses, coronavirus, rhinovirus, and human …

Respiratory tract infections are a principal cause of illness and mortality in children
worldwide and mostly caused by viruses. In this study, the epidemiology of 11 respiratory …

There are 180 currently recognized species of RNA virus that can infect humans, and on
average, 2 new species are added every year. RNA viruses are routinely exchanged …

Viral respiratory tract infections (VRTIs) are some of the most common infections worldwide,
and represent a major public health concern. Noninfluenza respiratory viruses cause …

Clinical presentations for viral respiratory tract infections are often nonspecific, and a rapid,
high-throughput laboratory technique that can detect a panel of common viral pathogens is …

Real-time PCR is a significant improvement over viral isolation and immunofluorescence for
routinely detecting respiratory viruses. We developed three real-time internally controlled …

A number of RNA viruses can cause severe disease when transmitted to humans from an
animal reservoir. One of them, the recently emerged H5N1 subtype of influenza A virus, has …

MG Isona,∗, MG Michaelsb and the AST Infectious Diseases Community of Practice
aDivisions of Infectious Diseases & Organ Transplantation, Northwestern University …

Three multiplex hemi-nested RT-PCR assays were developed to detect simultaneously 12
RNA respiratory viruses: influenza viruses A, B and C, human respiratory syncytial virus …