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cord-000664-085v7n6k	Cordey, Samuel	Pilot Evaluation of RT-PCR/Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry (PLEX-ID/Flu assay) on Influenza-Positive Specimens	2012-05-09		.txt	text/plain	2027	100	43	The PLEX-ID/Flu assay has been recently developed to enable the detection and typing of influenza viruses based on the RT-PCR/electrospray ionization mass spectrometry technology. Taken together, and although our results need to be confirmed by further prospective studies, the PLEX-ID/Flu assay detected positively and gave a typing result for 93% of all NPS detected positively by real-time RT-PCR, thus suggesting a potential role for influenza virus surveillance among other techniques. The typing performance of the PLEX-ID/Flu assay versus the Sanger-based sequencing method was then compared for all influenza specimens with low viral loads (C T values 30; 19 influenza A and 18 influenza B-positive NPS; Table 2 ). Based on a selection of positive NPS collected in Switzerland during the 2010-2011 influenza season, this study suggests that the PLEX-ID/Flu assay is a convenient platform for the detection, typing, and subtyping (lineage characterization for influenza B) of circulating influenza viruses.	./cache/cord-000664-085v7n6k.txt	./txt/cord-000664-085v7n6k.txt