| Literature DB >> 17507513 |
Alma C van de Pol1, Anton M van Loon, Tom F W Wolfs, Nicolaas J G Jansen, Monique Nijhuis, Els Klein Breteler, Rob Schuurman, John W A Rossen.
Abstract
Respiratory samples (n = 267) from hospitalized patients with respiratory symptoms were tested by real-time PCR, viral culture, and direct immunofluorescence for respiratory syncytial virus, influenza virus, parainfluenza viruses, and adenoviruses. Compared with conventional diagnostic tests, real-time PCR increased the diagnostic yields for these viruses from 24% to 43% and from 3.5% to 36% for children and adults, respectively.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17507513 PMCID: PMC1932984 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00848-07
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948