Validation of the Seegene RV15 multiplex PCR for the detection of influenza A subtypes and influenza B lineages during national influenza surveillance in hospitalized adults.

CONCLUSIONS: Overall, the detection of circulating subtypes of influenza A and lineages of influenza B by RV15 was similar to detection by real-time RT-PCR. Multiplex testing with RV15 allows for a more comprehensive respiratory virus surveillance in hospitalized adults, without significantly compromising the reliability of influenza A or B virus detection.
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Source: Journal of Medical Microbiology - July 1, 2019 Category: Microbiology Authors: LeBlanc JJ, ElSherif M, Mulpuru S, Warhuus M, Ambrose A, Andrew M, Boivin G, Bowie W, Chit A, Dos Santos G, Green K, Halperin SA, Hatchette TF, Ibarguchi B, Johnstone J, Katz K, Langley JM, Lagacé-Wiens P, Loeb M, Lund A, MacKinnon-Cameron D, McCarthy A, Tags: J Med Microbiol Source Type: research