Comparison of multiplex reverse transcription-PCR-enzyme hybridization assay with immunofluorescence techniques for the detection of four viral respiratory pathogens in pediatric community acquired pneumonia

The burden of illness due to viral respiratory pathogens in the pediatric population is increasingly being recognized. Children are considered among the groups at highest risk for viral pneumonia-associated morbidity and mortality. Clinical discrimination between different causative agents is extrem...

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Main Authors: Mervat Gamal Eldin Mansour, Sherin Albendary
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-10-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S111086301730040X