Background Reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) has become the
primary method to diagnose viral diseases, including severe acute respiratory syndrome …

Human Bocavirus was detected in 18 (1.5%) of 1,209 respiratory specimens collected in 2003
and 2004 in Canada. The main symptoms of affected patients were cough (78%), fever (67…

Importance There are limited high-quality, population-level data about the effect of SARS-CoV-2
infection on pregnancy using contemporaneous comparator cohorts. Objectives To …

With emergence of pandemic COVID-19, rapid and accurate diagnostic testing is essential.
This study compared laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) used for the detection of SARS-CoV-…

BACKGROUND: The role of children in the transmission and community spread of severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is unclear. We aimed to quantify the …

Human bocavirus was detected by PCR in 65 (5.1%) of 1,265 respiratory specimens collected
in 2002 and 2003 from the Stollery Children's Hospital from children <17 years of age. …

The global COVID-19 pandemic has led to the rapid development of tests for detection of
SARS-CoV-2. Studies are required to assess the relative performance of different assays. Here, …

The high-risk human papillomaviruses are oncogenic viruses associated with almost all cases
of cervical carcinomas, and increasing numbers of anal, and oral cancers. Two oncogenic …

Background Research on the duration of infectivity of ICU patients with COVID-19 has been
sparse. Tests based on Reverse Transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) detect …

Although children of all ages are susceptible to severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, they have not been implicated as major drivers of …