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. 2009 Oct 1;49(7):1090-3.
doi: 10.1086/644743.

Rapid antigen tests for diagnosis of pandemic (Swine) influenza A/H1N1

Shawn Vasoo  1 , Jane Stevens, Kamaljit Singh
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Rapid antigen tests for diagnosis of pandemic (Swine) influenza A/H1N1

Shawn Vasoo et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

We found that the sensitivities of 3 rapid influenza antigen tests for pandemic influenza A/H1N1 virus were low to moderate: BD Directigen EZ Flu A+B test (Becton Dickinson), 46.7%; BinaxNOW Influenza A&B (Inverness Medical), 38.3%; and QuickVue Influenza A+B Test (Quidel), 53.3%. A patient with influenza-like illness who has a negative rapid antigen test result should undergo further testing using reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction.

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Table 1
Analytic Performance of Rapid Influenza Antigen Tests, Compared with the Luminex xTAG RVP (Luminex) Reverse-Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Table 2
Summary of Variables Analyzed for Prediction of Rapid Antigen Test Results
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