Journal of medical virology
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Performance evaluation of four rapid antigen tests for the detection of Respiratory syncytial virus.
Rapid identification of Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is important in the management of infected patients. Rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) are widely used for this purpose. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical performance of four RSV antigen tests including the BinaxNow RSV Card test, SD Bioline RSV test, BD Veritor RSV test, and Humasis RSV antigen test in comparison with real-time RT-PCR as the reference method. ⋯ J. Med. Virol. 88:1720-1724, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is an infectious disease that is caused by CCHF virus. A family of transmembrane receptors called as Toll-like receptors (TLRs) selectively acts in recognizing a wide range of microbial components and endogenous molecules released by damaged tissue and have been preserved throughout evolution. TLRs initiate some signaling cascades which activate the innate immune system. ⋯ J. Med. Virol. 88:1690-1696, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.