Table 1 Gene targets for MT-PCR respiratory virus profile 1.

INF-A

Influenza A nucleoprotein

A/New York/392/2004(H3N2) [GenBank NC_007366-73]; A/Sydney/05/97(H3N2) [GenBank CY039082]; A/Puerto Rico/8/34(H1N1) [GenBank NC_002016-23]; A/New Caledonia/20/99(H1N1) [GenBank AJ458265]; A/New Zealand/7/1983(H1N1) [GenBank CY020189-196]; A/Indonesia/7/2005(H5N1) [GenBank EU146637]; A/Indonesia/175H/2005(H5N1) [GenBank EU146643]; A/Viet Nam/1203/2004(H5N1) [GenBank AY818038]; A/Viet Nam/1194/2004(H5N1) [GenBank AY651498];

INF-B

Influenza B nucleoprotein

B/lee/40 [GenBank NC_002208.1]

H1

Influenza A haemagglutinin

A/Puerto Rico/8/34(H1N1) [GenBank NC_002016-23]; A/New Caledonia/20/99(H1N1) [GenBank AJ344014] A/New Zealand/7/1983(H1N1) [GenBank CY020189-196]; A/Beijing/262/95(H1N1) [GenBank EF541421];

H3

Influenza A haemagglutinin

A/Sydney/5/1997(H3N2) [GenBank CY039079]; A/Fiji/185/2004(H3N2) [GenBank EF566069/EH5041403]; A/New York/392/2004(H3N2) [GenBank NC_007366-73]; A/Aichi/2/68(H3N2) [GenBank AB295605]

H5^b

Influenza A haemagglutinin

A/Viet Nam/LA-028/2005(H5N1) [GenBank DQ099782]^c; A/Viet Nam/1203/2004(H5N1) [GenBank AY818135]^c; A/Viet Nam/JP14/2005(H5N1) [GenBank EF456799]^c; A/Viet Nam/1194/2004(H5N1) [GenBank EF551402]^c; A/Indonesia/7/2005(H5N1) [GenBank EU146632]^d; A/Indonesia/175H/2005(H5N1) [GenBank EU146640]^d; A/Indonesia/5/05(H5N1) [GenBank EF541394]^d;

RSV

Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus polymerase (L)

[GenBank NC_001781.1] (nt8509-15009)

hPIV-3^e

Human Parainfluenza virus type 3 nucleocapsid

[GenBank NC_001796.2] (nt111-1658)

RV

Human Rhinovirus 5' untranscribed region (5'-UTR)

[GenBank EU700020-28]