Giuseppe
Emeritus
J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Nov 4. [Epub ahead of print]
Comparison of a Rapid Antigen Test with Nucleic Acid Testing During Co-circulation of Pandemic Influenza A/H1N1 2009 and Seasonal Influenza A/H3N2.
Kok J, Blyth CC, Foo H, Patterson J, Taylor J, McPhie K, Ratnamohan VM, Iredell JR, Dwyer DE. - Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia.
The rapid diagnosis of influenza is critical in optimizing clinical management. Rapid antigen tests have decreased sensitivity in detecting pandemic influenza A/H1N1 2009 when compared to seasonal influenza A subtypes (53.4% vs. 74.2%, p<0.001). Nucleic acid tests should be used to detect pandemic influenza when rapid antigen tests are negative.
PMID: 19889892 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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Comparison of a Rapid Antigen Test with Nucleic Acid Testing During Co-circulation of Pandemic Influenza A/H1N1 2009 and Seasonal Influenza A/H3N2.
Kok J, Blyth CC, Foo H, Patterson J, Taylor J, McPhie K, Ratnamohan VM, Iredell JR, Dwyer DE. - Centre for Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Laboratory Services, Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia.
The rapid diagnosis of influenza is critical in optimizing clinical management. Rapid antigen tests have decreased sensitivity in detecting pandemic influenza A/H1N1 2009 when compared to seasonal influenza A subtypes (53.4% vs. 74.2%, p<0.001). Nucleic acid tests should be used to detect pandemic influenza when rapid antigen tests are negative.
PMID: 19889892 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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