SIMPLIFIED, RAPID DIAGNOSIS OF RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS FROM CLINICAL SPECIMENS

Authors
TANTIVANICH S KLONGKAMNUANKARN K DESAKORN V
Citation
S. Tantivanich et al., SIMPLIFIED, RAPID DIAGNOSIS OF RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS FROM CLINICAL SPECIMENS, Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology, 15(2), 1997, pp. 99-103
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Allergy,Immunology
Journal title
Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology → ACNP
ISSN journal
0125877X
Volume
15
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
99 - 103
Database
ISI
SICI code
0125-877X(1997)15:2<99:SRDORS>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
DOT ELISA was compared with RT-PCR and tissue culture to detect RSV fr om nasopharyngeal aspirates. DOT ELISA had diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of 65.62% and 93.92%, respectively. The results indicate t hat DOT ELISA can be used for screening detection of RSV from clinical specimens and is suitable for small laboratories in the provincial ar eas of developing countries.