Neligan G A, Steiner H, Gardner P S, McQuillin J
Br Med J. 1970 Jul 18;3(5715):146-7. doi: 10.1136/bmj.3.5715.146.
In an outbreak of respiratory syncytial (R.S.) virus infection in a maternity hospital the respiratory illness was of a mild nature and the virus was not found in infants without respiratory symptoms. This confirms the suggestion that R.S. virus can infect infants at a very early age. Rapid diagnosis was achieved by applying the direct fluorescent antibody technique to cells in nasal secretions. This proved to be more sensitive than culture techniques where there was delay between the onset of respiratory symptoms and submission of specimens to the laboratory.
在一家妇产医院爆发呼吸道合胞病毒感染期间，呼吸道疾病症状较轻，且在无呼吸道症状的婴儿中未发现该病毒。这证实了呼吸道合胞病毒可在婴儿很小的时候就感染他们的说法。通过将直接荧光抗体技术应用于鼻分泌物中的细胞，实现了快速诊断。事实证明，这比培养技术更敏感，因为在呼吸道症状出现到将标本送检实验室之间存在延迟。
