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Rapid Molecular Detection and Differentiation of Influenza Viruses A and B
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Rapid influenza antigen test for diagnosis of pandemic (H1N1) 2009
Janice K Louie1, Hugo Guevara, Erica Boston
1California Department of Public Health, Richmond, California 94804, USA. janice.louie@cdph.ca.gov
Emerging Infectious Diseases
|April 23, 2010
Abstract:
We compared the QuickVue Influenza test with PCR for diagnosing pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in 404 persons with influenza-like illness. Overall sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values were 66%, 84%, 84%, and 64%, respectively. Rapid test results should be interpreted cautiously when pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus is suspected.

