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Rapid Molecular Detection and Differentiation of Influenza Viruses A and B
Published on: January 30, 2017
QuickVue influenza test for rapid detection of influenza A and B viruses in a pediatric population
Caroline Quach1, Diane Newby, Ghislaine Daoust
1Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Pediatrics, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Center, Montreal Quebec, Canada.
Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology
|July 3, 2002
Abstract:
The performance of a lateral-flow immunoassay, the QuickVue Influenza Test, for detection of influenza A and B viruses in comparison with that of cell culture was evaluated by using nasopharyngeal aspirates, in viral transport medium, from children with respiratory tract infections. The sensitivity and specificity were 79.2 and 82.6%, respectively.

