Rapid testing for respiratory syncytial virus in a resource-limited paediatric intensive care setting

Rapid testing for respiratory syncytial virus in a resource-limited paediatric intensive care setting

We analysed the performance characteristics of the respiratory syncytial virus lateral flow rapid antigen assay in use when compared to a multiplex polymerase chain reaction for detection of respiratory viruses. The study was conducted at a tertiary paediatric hospital in Port Elizabeth, South Afric...

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Main Authors: Howard Newman, Donald Tshabalala, Sikhumbuzo Mabunda, Nokwazi Nkosi, Candice Carelson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2020-12-01
Series:African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
Subjects:
respiratory syncytial virus
rapid antigen tests
respiratory viruses
respiratory multiplex polymerase chain reaction
assay performance characteristics
Online Access:https://ajlmonline.org/index.php/ajlm/article/view/1084

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