Simplified, rapid diagnosis of respiratory syncytial virus from clinical specimens.

Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol

Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.

Published: June 1997

DOT ELISA was compared with RT-PCR and tissue culture to detect RSV from nasopharyngeal aspirates. DOT ELISA had diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of 65.62% and 93.92%, respectively. The results indicate that DOT ELISA can be used for screening detection of RSV from clinical specimens and is suitable for small laboratories in the provincial areas of developing countries.

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