scholarly journals Investigation of respiratory syncytial virus in children with respiratory tract infection by real-time polymerase chain reaction

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayfer Bakır ◽  
Nuran Karabulut ◽  
Sema Alaçam ◽  
Sevim Meşe ◽  
Murat Yaman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Respiratory Syncytial Virus ◽  
Tract Infection ◽  
Respiratory Tract ◽  
Respiratory Tract Infection ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
Syncytial Virus

Midturbinate Swabs Are Comparable to Nasopharyngeal Swabs for Quantitative Detection of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Infants

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 554-558 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne J Blaschke ◽  
Matt McKevitt ◽  
Krow Ampofo ◽  
Tammi Lewis ◽  
Hao Chai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Respiratory Syncytial Virus ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Reverse Transcription ◽  
Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Quantitative Detection ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Viral Loads ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
Syncytial Virus

Abstract Nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs are generally used to detect respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants. However, midturbinate (MT) swabs may provide comparable results. In this study, we enrolled hospitalized infants aged <24 months with RSV and collected NP and MT swabs. The resulting viral loads measured by real-time reverse-transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction were similar. Most parents preferred MT swabs over NP swabs.

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