Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis
. 2021 Feb 1;100(2):115326.
doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2021.115326. Online ahead of print.
Diagnosis of respiratory syncytial virus and influenza A and B with cobas? Liat? from nasopharyngeal aspirations in pediatrics
Laurent Blairon 1 , Isabelle Thomas 2 , Phu-Quoc L? 3 , Ingrid Beukinga 4 , Marie Tr?-Hardy 5
Affiliations
- PMID: 33581424
- DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2021.115326
Abstract
The cobas? Liat? Influenza A/B and respiratory syncytial virus assay was tested on nasopharyngeal aspirates. The resolution of invalid samples was performed using a preanalytical step. cobas? Liat? can be used on nasopharyngeal aspirates with a preanalytical processing step, with a slightly diminished performances in detecting respiratory syncytial virus but not for influenza.
Keywords: Influenza; Molecular diagnosis; Point-of-care testing; Polymerase chain reaction; Respiratory syncytial virus; Respiratory viruses.