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Comparative Study
. 2001 Feb;39(2):730-2.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.39.2.730-732.2001.

Evaluation of a rapid optical immunoassay for influenza viruses (FLU OIA test) in comparison with cell culture and reverse transcription-PCR

G Boivin  1 , I Hardy, A Kress
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Comparative Study

Evaluation of a rapid optical immunoassay for influenza viruses (FLU OIA test) in comparison with cell culture and reverse transcription-PCR

G Boivin et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2001 Feb.

Abstract

The FLU OIA test was evaluated with 146 throat swab specimens from subjects with a flu-like illness in six Canadian clinics during the 1999-2000 flu season. The rate of positivity of the FLU OIA test (41.5%) was significantly lower than that of cell culture (55.2%) or reverse transcription-PCR (55.9%) during a season in which only influenza A virus was detected.

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