Low Sensitivity of Rapid Diagnostic Test for Influenza.

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Low Sensitivity of Rapid Diagnostic Test for Influenza.

Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Mar 26;

Authors: Uyeki TM, Prasad R, Vukotich C, Stebbins S, Rinaldo CR, Ferng YH, Morse SS, Larson EL, Aiello AE, Davis B, Monto AS

The QuickVue Influenza A+B Test (Quidel) was used to test nasal swab specimens obtained from persons with influenza-like illness in 3 different populations. Compared with reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, the test sensitivity was low for all populations (median, 27%; range, 19%-32%), whereas the specificity was high (median, 97%; range, 96%-99.6%).

PMID: 19323628 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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