[Rapid diagnostic kits using immunochromatography for detection of influenza viruses]

The development of rapid diagnostic kits using immunochromatography has made it possible to definitively diagnose influenza A and B simply and quickly in outpatient services. I have studied these kits using nasopharyngeal aspirates from children as samples. With the most superior kit, the sensitivity to influenza A viruses was almost 100%, and that to influenza B viruses was 90%.