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Comparison of conventional culturing, shell vial culturing, in-house nested PCR, and real-time TaqMan PCR for the detection of RSV in 411 clinical specimens
| Method | No. of RSV-positive samples
|
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|---|---|---|
| During period of symptoms (n = 168) | During symptom-free period (n = 243) | |
| Conventional culture | 4 | 0 |
| Shell vial culture | 0 | 0 |
| In-house nested PCR | 13 | 0 |
| Real-time TaqMan PCR | 13 | 0 |
