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Published on: February 4, 2012
Detection of influenza H7N9 virus: all molecular tests are not equal
Todd F Hatchette1, Steven J Drews, Nathalie Bastien
1Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Capital District Health Authority (CDHA), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
|August 23, 2013
Abstract:
The recent emergence of influenza A virus (H7N9) emphasizes the need for its rapid detection. While commercial nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) are commonly used to detect seasonal influenza virus, this study demonstrated that the analytical sensitivity of commercial assays is highly variable compared to that of CDC-based in-house NAATs for the detection of H7N9.
