Normal range: Negative
Comment: Patients with upper or lower respiratory tract infection may present with atypical presentation that may not respond to usual antibiotics, or may have persistent cough or unresolved pneumonic shadows in the lung. Respiratory tract infection can screen for the most common viral and bacterial infections that affect the respiratory tract
:The viruses and bacterial screening includes the followings
Respiratory syncytial virus
Adenovirus Type 3-
(Influenza virus type A (H1N1-
(Influenza virus type A (H3N2-
Influenza virus type B–
Parainfluenza virus type 1–
Parainfluenza virus type 2–
Parainfluenza virus type 3–
Parainfluenza virus type 4–
Bordetella pertussis–
Bordetella parapertussis–
Mycoplasma pneumonia–
Coxsackie virus type B1–
Coxsackie virus type A7–
Echovirus type 7–
Chlamydia pneumonia–
Hemophilus influenza–
Klebsiella pneumonia–
Legionella pneumonia serotype 1–
Legionella pneumonia serotype 12–
Sample: serum