title: [Detection of respiratory viruses--how, when, where and why?].
abstract: Respiratory viruses trigger the majority of common colds, acute respiratory illnesses in children during the cold season as well as acute exacerbations of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. They also play a role in community acquired pneumonia. Unfortunately their detection is still difficult. The aim of this review is therefore to introduce the methods of detection and to present the current knowledge of the clinical role of respiratory viruses in different diseases.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik III Pneumologie, Allergologie und Schlaf- und Beatmungsmedizin, Berufsgenossenschaftliches Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil GmbH, Bochum. Gernot.Rohde@ruhr-uni-bochum.de
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rohde
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Drosten
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Borg
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hauptmeier
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ringshausen
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schultze-Werninghaus
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uberla
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D012008:Recurrence; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000821:virology*; D014775:Virus Activation; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*