id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-292831-oihcay6w Choudhary, Manohar L. Development of a multiplex one step RT-PCR that detects eighteen respiratory viruses in clinical specimens and comparison with real time RT-PCR 2013-01-08 .txt text/plain 3725 210 53 The purpose of this study was to develop a one step mRT-PCR that could detect respiratory viruses including influenza A viruses, H1N1pdm09, seasonal H1N1, H3N2, influenza B viruses, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) A and B, human metapneumovirus (HMPV), parainfluenza viruses (PIV) 1, 2, 3, 4, rhinovirus, enterovirus, corona viruses OC43, 229E, NL63 and HKU1 in three sets in human clinical samples and to compare it with rRT-PCR. The specificity of the multiplex PCR assay was evaluated by cross reaction tests with known viral isolates and different panels of sequence confirmed known clinical respiratory samples as reference material. Specificity of the mRT-PCR assay was evaluated by cross reaction tests against known respiratory virus isolates/positive samples and a WHO QA/QC panel for influenza viruses showed no cross reactivity amongst different viruses. For validation of set 1 of the multiplex assay, 114 respiratory clinical specimens previously positive for influenza viruses by rRT-PCR were used and results were 100% concordant. ./cache/cord-292831-oihcay6w.txt ./txt/cord-292831-oihcay6w.txt