scholarly journals Comparison of an Immunochromatography Test with Multiplex Reverse Transcription-PCR for Rapid Diagnosis of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections

2004 ◽  
Vol 42 (10) ◽  
pp. 4812-4814 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Kuroiwa ◽  
K. Nagai ◽  
L. Okita ◽  
S. Ukae ◽  
T. Mori ◽  
...  
1999 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 1858-1862 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-François Valarcher ◽  
Hervé Bourhy ◽  
Jacqueline Gelfi ◽  
François Schelcher

The first nested reverse transcription (RT)-PCR based on the nucleoprotein gene (n RT-PCR-N) of the bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) has been developed and optimized for the detection of BRSV in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid cells of calves. This test is characterized by a low threshold of detection (0.17 PFU/ml), which is 506 times lower than that obtained by an enzyme immunosorbent assay (EIA) test (RSV TESTPACK ABBOTT). During an experimental infection of 17 immunocompetent calves less than 3 months old, BRSV RNA could be detected up to 13 days after the onset of symptoms whereas isolation in cell culture was possible only up to 5 days. Compiling results obtained by conventional techniques (serology, antigen detection, and culture isolation) for 132 field samples collected from calves with acute respiratory signs revealed that n RT-PCR-N showed the highest diagnostic sensitivity and very good specificity. This n RT-PCR-N with its long period of detection during BRSV infection thus provides a valuable tool for diagnostic and epidemiological purposes.


1996 ◽  
Vol 34 (7) ◽  
pp. 1649-1653 ◽  
Author(s):  
J A Englund ◽  
P A Piedra ◽  
A Jewell ◽  
K Patel ◽  
B B Baxter ◽  
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