Jun 11, 2024 · Laboratory testing should be performed if mumps is suspected. Collect buccal swab specimen as soon after parotitis onset as possible. Real-time RT-PCR is the preferred …

Jun 6, 2024 · Patients with suspected mumps should be tested by rRT-PCR to confirm mumps at the beginning of a suspected mumps outbreak. Testing processes depend on symptoms and …

This rRT-PCR assay is designed to detect both mumps vaccine and wild type strains. This assay targets the mumps N-gene. Version 1 of the assay (Rota et al., Clin. Vaccine Immunol. 20(3) …

Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction. This test was developed and its analytical performance characteristics have been determined by Quest Diagnostics. It has not been cleared or …

The Mumps Virus PCR test is used to confirm mumps infection in patients with compatible symptoms of mumps infection, including parotitis. Samples for Mumps Virus PCR should be …

The mumps virus is a single-stranded, negative-sense RNA paramyxovirus belonging to the Rubulavirus family. Symptoms of infection include painful swollen salivary glands (parotitis), …

The mumps virus laboratory-developed real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay is designed for the qualitative detect of mumps virus RNA from urine and buccal swabs of …

Detect mumps virus in buccal swab specimens. New York DOH Approval Status Indicates whether a test has been approved by the New York State Department of Health.

RT-PCR can be performed on respiratory (nasopharyngeal or throat) swabs and on urine. RT-PCR is most sensitive within 3 days of rash onset but can be positive up to 10 days after rash …

The mumps virus laboratory-developed real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay is designed for the qualitative detect of mumps virus RNA from urine and buccal swabs of …