| comparative evaluation of real-time pcr and conventional rt-pcr during a 2 year surveillance for influenza and respiratory syncytial virus among children with acute respiratory infections in kolkata, india, reveals a distinct seasonality of infection. | acute respiratory tract infections (artis) are one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality in young children worldwide. influenza virus and respiratory syncytial virus (rsv) are the predominant aetiological agents during seasonal epidemics, and thus rapid and sensitive molecular tests for screening for such agents and timely identification of epidemics are required. this study compared real-time quantitative pcr (qpcr) with conventional rt-pcr for parallel identification of influenz ... | 2009 | 19713363 |