Chidachi chimagwiritsidwa ntchito pozindikira momwe ma virus amapumira mu nucleic acid yotengedwa ku zitsanzo za swab za oropharyngeal.Tizilombo toyambitsa matenda tapezeka ndi: kachilombo ka fuluwenza A (H1N1, H3N2, H5N1, H7N9), fuluwenza B virus (Yamataga, Victoria), parainfluenza virus (PIV1, PIV2, PIV3), metapneumovirus (A, B), adenovirus (1, 2, 3) , 4, 5, 7, 55), kupuma syncytial (A, B) ndi chikuku kachilombo.