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  • Diagnostic value of the rapid influenza antigen test for novel influenza A (H1N1)

    Scand J Infect Dis. 2010 Aug 25. [Epub ahead of print]
    Diagnostic value of the rapid influenza antigen test for novel influenza A (H1N1).

    Mee Lee H, Ki Park H, Hwang HS, Chun MY, Pai HJ, Hee Oh S, Kim DA.

    Department of Family Medicine.
    Abstract

    Abstract We administered both the rapid antigen test and real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test to 2154 patients in order to assess the diagnostic value of the rapid antigen test during Korean pandemics of H1N1 2009. The overall sensitivity was 70.0%, specificity was 97.5%, positive predictive value was 97.4%, and negative predictive value was 71.2%. The sensitivity fell and the negative predictive value decreased as the RT-PCR positive rate increased.

    PMID: 20735325 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]


    We administered both the rapid antigen test and real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test to 2154 patients in order to assess the diagnostic value of the rapid antigen test during Korean pandemics of H1N1 2009. The overall sensitivity was 70.0%, specificity was 97.5%, p …
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