Table 1.

Primer and probes sequences for the generic influenza A and the H1N1 swl rtRT-PCR assays.

Virus target	Target gene	Forward primer	Reverse primer	Probe
Generic Influenza A	Matrix	AAGACAAGACCAATYCTGTCACCTCT	TCTACGYTGCAGTCCYCGCT	FAM-TYACGCTCACCGTGCCCAGTG-BHQ
Influenza A H1N1 swl	Matrix	TGTGCCACTTGTGAACAGATTG	CTGATTAGTGGATTGGTGGTAGTAGC	HEX-5′ TGATTCACAGCATCGGTCTCACAGACAG 3′-BHQ