In-house validation of the cobas Liat influenza A/B and RSV assay for use with gargles, sputa and endotracheal secretions

J Hosp Infect. 2019 Mar;101(3):289-291. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2018.10.025. Epub 2018 Nov 5.

Authors

E J Goldstein¹, R N Gunson²

Affiliations

¹ NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, UK. Electronic address: [email protected].
² NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, UK.

PMID: 30408505
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2018.10.025

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Validation Study

MeSH terms

Bodily Secretions / virology*
Humans
Influenza, Human / diagnosis*
Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / methods*
Mouth / virology
Orthomyxoviridae / isolation & purification*
Pharynx / virology
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / diagnosis*
Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human / isolation & purification*
Sensitivity and Specificity
Trachea / virology