Trial reportInternational journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases2017
Surveillance of upper respiratory infections using a new multiplex PCR assay compared to conventional methods during the influenza season in Taiwan.
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- Multiplex PCR system for the rapid diagnosis of respiratory virus infection: systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases · 2018Pooled it
- [Overview of PCR-based Diagnostic Assays for Emerging Infectious Disease Pathogens].Jugan geon-gang gwa jilbyeong · 2025Review
- A retrospective study examining the clinical significance of testing respiratory panels in children who presented to a tertiary hospital in 2019.Access microbiology · 2022Article
- Repeat Molecular Testing for Respiratory Pathogens: Diagnostic Gain or Diminishing Returns?The journal of applied laboratory medicine · 2020Article
- Advances in laboratory assays for detecting human metapneumovirus.Annals of translational medicine · 2020Review
- Rapid detection of respiratory organisms with FilmArray respiratory panel and its impact on clinical decisions in Shanghai, China, 2016-2018.Influenza and other respiratory viruses · 2020Article
- Evaluation of FilmArray respiratory panel multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay for detection of pathogens in adult outpatients with acute respiratory tract infection.Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy · 2018Observational
- Comparison of Respiratory Pathogen Detection in Upper versus Lower Respiratory Tract Samples Using the BioFire FilmArray Respiratory Panel in the Immunocompromised Host.Canadian respiratory journal · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo improve diagnosis as part of laboratory surveillance in Taiwan, influenza-like illness (ILI) surveillance was conducted using a new multiplex PCR assay (FilmArray) and the results compared to those of conventional methods The study was performed during the winter months.
methodsThroat swabs from patients with an ILI presenting to physicians in sentinel practices were collected during the 2016-2017 influenza season.
resultsA total of 52 samples tested positive by FilmArray Respiratory Panel. Forty percent were influenza A virus, and subtype H3N2 virus was the major epidemic strain. However, nearly 60% of ILI cases seen at sentinel sites were caused by non-influenza pathogens. The results of the FilmArray assay and cell culture were identical, and this assay was more sensitive than a rapid influenza diagnostic test. Genetic analyses revealed new influenza A H3N2 variants belonging to a novel subclade 3C.2a2.
conclusionsThe FilmArray assay facilitates urgent testing and laboratory surveillance for common viral and bacterial respiratory pathogens. This study demonstrated the use of a highly sensitive assay using clinical samples that is feasible for application worldwide. This may lead to an increased rate of diagnosis of viral infections and to improved patient outcomes, and in particular to a reduction in the overuse of antibiotics and antivirals.
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