Microorganisms in Respiratory Tract of Patients Diagnosed with Atypical Pneumonia: Results of a Research Based on the Use of Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) DNA Microarray Method and Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay

Abstract

Background: Numerous molecular-based tests were applied for the laboratory-based diagnosis of viruses. In this cross-sectional case control study, in addition to bacteria, we aimed to determine respiratory viruses using, for the first time in our country, the Reverse Transcription PCR DNA Microarray method, and we also aimed to evaluate its diagnostic performance.