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  • Detection sensitivity of influenza rapid diagnostic tests

    Microbiol Immunol. 2014 Jul 31. doi: 10.1111/1348-0421.12185. [Epub ahead of print]
    Detection sensitivity of influenza rapid diagnostic tests.
    Sakai-Tagawa Y1, Ozawa M, Yamada S, Uchida Y, Saito T, Takahashi K, Sugaya N, Tashiro M, Kawaoka Y.
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    Abstract

    We compared the sensitivity of influenza rapid diagnostic tests (IRDTs) currently available in Japan for various influenza virus strains, including human H7N9 and H5N1 isolates. We found that all of the IRDTs examined detected these viruses, but their detection sensitivities differed.

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    KEYWORDS:

    Influenza; avian H7N9 and H5N1 viruses; detection sensitivity; rapid diagnostic tests

    PMID:
    25079880
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    The sensitivity of influenza rapid diagnostic tests (IRDTs) currently available in Japan for various influenza virus strains, including human H7N9 and H5N1 isolates, were compared and it was found that all of the IRDTs examined detected these viruses; however, their detection sensitivities differed. …
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