Detection of respiratory syncytial virus in children in the 1993-94 winter season in Izmir, Turkey, by two diagnostic methods.
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection was searched for in 65 children between 2 months and 2 years of age hospitalized with the presumptive diagnosis of acute bronchiolitis, and in 35 children aged 6 months to 8 years with upper respiratory tract symptoms, by direct fluorescent antibody (DFA) test and cell culture. RSV infection was detected in 29.2% of the first and in 11.4% of the second group. The overall positivity rate was 23%. The sensitivity and the specificity of the commercially available DFA test in comparison with cell culture were 81.8% and 92.5%, respectively.
Department of Experimental Surgery and Research, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey.
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D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D018357:Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D012136:Respiratory Syncytial Viruses / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012621:Seasons; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology