Performance of the Directigen EZ Flu A+B rapid influenza diagnostic test to detect pandemic influenza A/H1N1 2009

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Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2013 Oct 14. pii: S0732-8893(13)00546-4. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2013.10.009. [Epub ahead of print]
Performance of the Directigen EZ Flu A+B rapid influenza diagnostic test to detect pandemic influenza A/H1N1 2009.
Boyanton BL Jr1, Almradi A2, Mehta T3, Robinson-Dunn B4.
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Abstract

The Directigen EZ Flu A+B rapid influenza diagnostic test, as compared to real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, demonstrated suboptimal performance to detect pandemic influenza A/H1N1 2009. Age- and viral load-stratified test sensitivity ranged from 33.3 to 84.6% and 0 to 100%, respectively.

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KEYWORDS:

Diagnostic performance, Directigen EZ Flu A+B, Influenza A H1N1 2009, Rapid influenza diagnostic test, Real-time PCR, Swine flu

PMID:
24582319
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24582319