Viral RNA quantification was performed in nasal swab samples using the NucleoSpin RNA isolation kit (MACHEREY-NAGELGmbH&CoKG, Düren, Germany) following the manufacturer’s instructions. Subsequently, a TaqMan RT-qPCR designed to detect influenza viruses (IVs) using the PCR primers and hydrolysis probe already described [45 (link)] was run in a Fast7500 equipment (Applied Biosystems, CA, USA) with the conditions already set and described [14 (link)].
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