Xtag Respiratory Viral Panel

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 Specimen 3 Notes 4 More General Terms 5 References

Introduction

• Detects nucleic acids from common viruses that account for more than 85% of respiratory viral infections
  
• influenza A subtypes H1 & H3
• influenza B
• respiratory syncytial virus subtypes A & B
• parainfluenza 1, 2, & 3
• rhinovirus
• adenovirus
• metapneumovirus

Specimen

• throat secretions

Notes

• 1st test to differentiate influenza A subtypes H1 & H3
• 1st test to detect metapneumovirus
  

• Test does not rule out other sources of infection

More General Terms

• molecular diagnostic test
• microbiology panel

References

1. FDA MedWatch
2. Luminex Molecular Diagnostics

xTAG respiratory viral panel