| Literature DB >> 3134216 |
B Pozzetto1, O G Gaudin, A Ros, S Tartavel-Mermet.
Abstract
A commercially available direct immunofluorescence (IF) test using a reagent consisting of a pool of two monoclonal antibodies against selected surface and internal proteins of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was evaluated in comparison with the indirect IF technique using a commercial bovine anti-RSV hyperimmune serum for the rapid detection of RSV in nasopharyngeal aspirates from 228 hospitalized children. Overall agreement between the two IF methods was 95%. The direct IF test was quicker to perform and easier to interpret than the indirect IF test.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 3134216 DOI: 10.1007/bf01963083
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis ISSN: 0934-9723 Impact factor: 3.267