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Comparative Study
. 2014 Dec;52(12):4353-5.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.02343-14. Epub 2014 Sep 24.

Evaluation of the Xpert Flu rapid PCR assay in high-risk emergency department patients

Andrea F Dugas  1 , Alexandra Valsamakis  2 , Charlotte A Gaydos  3 , Michael Forman  2 , Justin Hardick  4 , Pranav Kidambi  5 , Sharmeen Amin  5 , Alisha Gupta  5 , Richard E Rothman  3
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Comparative Study

Evaluation of the Xpert Flu rapid PCR assay in high-risk emergency department patients

Andrea F Dugas et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Dec.

Abstract

We prospectively evaluated the performance of Cepheid's GeneXpert Xpert Flu assay in a target population of 281 adults presenting to the emergency department with an acute respiratory illness who met Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) criteria for recommended antiviral treatment. Compared with the Prodesse ProFlu+ assay, Xpert Flu had an overall sensitivity of 95.3% and specificity of 99.2%.

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