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Material and Methods: Utilizing molecular methods, we analyzed nasopharyngeal swabs with the FTD Respiratory Pathogens 21 kit and the QIAStat Dx Respiratory Panel kit at Istanbul Faculty of Medicine. A total of 1186 viruses were detected in 2488 samples (47.6% of the total) examined with the FTD Respiratory Pathogens 21 kit between 2019 and 2022. Results: It was determined that the detection rates were 52.8% in 2019, 44.3% in 2020, 50.0% in 2021, and 40.0% in 2022. Notable changes in prevalence were observed for pandemic influenza A (IAV-H1N1pdm2009), parainfluenza virus (PIV)-3, rhinovirus (RV), and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-A\/B (p &lt; 0.05). RV consistently showed the highest detection rates across all years (17.6% to 7.9%). Additionally, 1276 viruses were detected in 1496 samples using the QIAStat DX kit, with 91.3% positivity in 2021 and 78.6% in 2022, highlighting the kit\u2019s effectiveness in rapid diagnosis. 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