ViroReal^® Assay Influenza A/B

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Background:  Influenza is an acute infectious disease caused by influenza virus A, B or, to a much lesser extent, influenza virus C. Influenza viruses are enveloped viruses with single-stranded, segmented RNA with negative polarity as genome. These viruses can be found worldwide. Epidemics and pandemics are mainly caused by influenza virus A, due to antigenic drift of the hemagglutinin and neuraminidase molecules. Type B and C influenza viruses are isolated almost exclusively from humans, while influenza A viruses infect a wide variety of warm-blooded animals.

Description:  ViroReal^® Assay Influenza A/B is a test, based on one-step reverse transcription real-time PCR, for the detection of the matrix protein gene of influenza A virus and of the hemagglutinin gene of influenza B virus. This test is only intended for analysis of environmental samples in combination with ViroReal^® Kit SARS-CoV-2 & SARS (DENV00113), which detects the N gene of SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV and SARS-related coronavirus (Sarbecovirus).

​​This Assay was formerly available as order nr. RTGM002RV.

PCR platforms: ViroReal^® Assay Influenza A/B is compatible with real-time PCR instruments which detect and differentiate fluorescence in FAM, VIC and Cy5 channel (e.g. ABI^® 7500 instrument (Thermo Fisher Scientific), QuantStudio^TM 5, QuantStudio^TM 7 (Thermo Fisher Scientific), Mx3005P^® (Agilent), qTOWER³G (Analytik Jena), MIC instrument (bio molecular systems), LightCycler^® 480 II (Roche), cobas z 480 Analyzer (Roche)).