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Título: | Duplex-PCR assay for the detection of adenovirus and respiratory syncytial virus in nasopharyngeal samples |
Autor: | Marinheiro, Juliana Cristina Sanalios, Roberta Braga dos Santos, Daniela Carvalho Costa, Cristóvão Alves da Hársi, Charlotte Marianna |
Palavras-chave: | Adenoviridae Human Adenovirus Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Hydrangea Ringspot Virus Respiratory Syncytial Virus Adenoviridae Human Adenovirus Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Hydrangea Ringspot Virus Respiratory Syncytial Virus Acute Disease Adenovirus Adenovirus Infection Case Control Study Child Genetics Human Isolation And Purification Methodology Nasopharynx Polymerase Chain Reaction Respiratory Syncytial Pneumovirus Respiratory Tract Infection Sensitivity And Specificity Virology Virus Infection Acute Disease Adenoviridae Adenoviridae Infections Case-control Studies Child Humans Nasopharynx Polymerase Chain Reaction Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Respiratory Tract Infections Sensitivity And Specificity |
Data do documento: | 2009 |
Revista: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz |
É parte de: | Volume 104, Número 1, Pags. 118-120 |
Abstract: | Human adenovirus (HAdV) and human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) are important etiologic agents of acute respiratory infections. In this study, a duplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay was developed for the simultaneous detection of HAdV and HRSV in clinical samples. Sixty previously screened nasopharyngeal aspirates were used: 20 HAdV-positive, 20 HRSV-positive and 20 double-negative controls. Eight samples were positive for both viruses. The duplex PCR assay proved to be as sensitive and specific as single-target assays and also detected the mixed infections with certainty. The identification of both viruses in a single reaction offers a reduction in both cost and laboratory diagnostic time. |
DOI: | 10.1590/S0074-02762009000100018 |
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