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Prospective evaluation of a novel multiplex real-time PCR assay for detection of fifteen respiratory pathogens—Duration of symptoms significantly affects detection rate
BACKGROUND: Nucleic acid amplification techniques have improved the diagnostic possibilities in respiratory tract infections, although their clinical applicability is not yet fully defined. We have evaluated a multiplex real-time PCR method for the detection of 13 respiratory viruses and 2 bacteria...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7108433/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20080440 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcv.2009.12.010 |
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author | Brittain-Long, Robin Westin, Johan Olofsson, Sigvard Lindh, Magnus Andersson, Lars-Magnus |
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description | BACKGROUND: Nucleic acid amplification techniques have improved the diagnostic possibilities in respiratory tract infections, although their clinical applicability is not yet fully defined. We have evaluated a multiplex real-time PCR method for the detection of 13 respiratory viruses and 2 bacteria (Mycoplasma and Chlamydophila) in a clinical setting. OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance and clinical use of a novel multiplex PCR method in adults with community-acquired respiratory viral infection, and the impact of duration of symptoms on detection rates. STUDY DESIGN: Nasopharyngeal swab samples were prospectively collected from 209 adult outpatients with respiratory infections and 100 asymptomatic controls. RESULTS: An infectious agent was identified in 43% of samples from patients and 2% of asymptomatic controls. The detection rate was significantly higher in samples from patients with a duration of symptoms of 6 days or less (51%) than in samples from patients with a duration of symptoms of 7 days or more (30%, p < 0.01). For human corona viruses, and influenza virus A and B there was a correlation between the amount of virus in each patient sample as measured Ct values and duration of symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: Duration of symptoms significantly affects the detection rate of respiratory pathogens by multiplex real-time PCR in nasopharyngeal swab samples from adult patients with respiratory infections. Our finding should be taken into account when using these tests in clinical practise. |
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spelling | pubmed-71084332020-03-31 Prospective evaluation of a novel multiplex real-time PCR assay for detection of fifteen respiratory pathogens—Duration of symptoms significantly affects detection rate Brittain-Long, Robin Westin, Johan Olofsson, Sigvard Lindh, Magnus Andersson, Lars-Magnus J Clin Virol Article BACKGROUND: Nucleic acid amplification techniques have improved the diagnostic possibilities in respiratory tract infections, although their clinical applicability is not yet fully defined. We have evaluated a multiplex real-time PCR method for the detection of 13 respiratory viruses and 2 bacteria (Mycoplasma and Chlamydophila) in a clinical setting. OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance and clinical use of a novel multiplex PCR method in adults with community-acquired respiratory viral infection, and the impact of duration of symptoms on detection rates. STUDY DESIGN: Nasopharyngeal swab samples were prospectively collected from 209 adult outpatients with respiratory infections and 100 asymptomatic controls. RESULTS: An infectious agent was identified in 43% of samples from patients and 2% of asymptomatic controls. The detection rate was significantly higher in samples from patients with a duration of symptoms of 6 days or less (51%) than in samples from patients with a duration of symptoms of 7 days or more (30%, p < 0.01). For human corona viruses, and influenza virus A and B there was a correlation between the amount of virus in each patient sample as measured Ct values and duration of symptoms. CONCLUSIONS: Duration of symptoms significantly affects the detection rate of respiratory pathogens by multiplex real-time PCR in nasopharyngeal swab samples from adult patients with respiratory infections. Our finding should be taken into account when using these tests in clinical practise. Elsevier B.V. 2010-03 2010-01-18 /pmc/articles/PMC7108433/ /pubmed/20080440 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcv.2009.12.010 Text en Copyright © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Since January 2020 Elsevier has created a COVID-19 resource centre with free information in English and Mandarin on the novel coronavirus COVID-19. The COVID-19 resource centre is hosted on Elsevier Connect, the company's public news and information website. Elsevier hereby grants permission to make all its COVID-19-related research that is available on the COVID-19 resource centre - including this research content - immediately available in PubMed Central and other publicly funded repositories, such as the WHO COVID database with rights for unrestricted research re-use and analyses in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for free by Elsevier for as long as the COVID-19 resource centre remains active. |
spellingShingle | Article Brittain-Long, Robin Westin, Johan Olofsson, Sigvard Lindh, Magnus Andersson, Lars-Magnus Prospective evaluation of a novel multiplex real-time PCR assay for detection of fifteen respiratory pathogens—Duration of symptoms significantly affects detection rate |
title | Prospective evaluation of a novel multiplex real-time PCR assay for detection of fifteen respiratory pathogens—Duration of symptoms significantly affects detection rate |
title_full | Prospective evaluation of a novel multiplex real-time PCR assay for detection of fifteen respiratory pathogens—Duration of symptoms significantly affects detection rate |
title_fullStr | Prospective evaluation of a novel multiplex real-time PCR assay for detection of fifteen respiratory pathogens—Duration of symptoms significantly affects detection rate |
title_full_unstemmed | Prospective evaluation of a novel multiplex real-time PCR assay for detection of fifteen respiratory pathogens—Duration of symptoms significantly affects detection rate |
title_short | Prospective evaluation of a novel multiplex real-time PCR assay for detection of fifteen respiratory pathogens—Duration of symptoms significantly affects detection rate |
title_sort | prospective evaluation of a novel multiplex real-time pcr assay for detection of fifteen respiratory pathogens—duration of symptoms significantly affects detection rate |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7108433/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20080440 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcv.2009.12.010 |
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