CLINICAL PERFORMANCE OF A RAPID INFLUENZA TEST AND COMPARISON OF NASAL VERSUS THROAT SWABS TO DETECT 2009 PANDEMIC INFLUENZA A (H1N1) INFECTION IN THAI CHILDREN
- 1 April 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
- Vol. 29 (4), 366-367
- https://doi.org/10.1097/inf.0b013e3181c6f05c
Abstract
We identified febrile pediatric outpatients seeking care for influenza like illness in Bangkok. Two nasal and 1 throat swab were tested using the QuickVue A+B rapid influenza kit and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. Among 142 pandemic influenza A (H1N1)-positive patients, the QuickVue test identified 89 positive tests for a sensitivity of 62.7% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 54.7-70.6). Specificity was 99.2% (95% CI: 98-100). In the 0 to 2 years age group, sensitivity was 76.7% (95% CI: 61.5-91.8). Throat and nasal swabs are equally useful diagnostic specimens for reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction diagnosis.Keywords
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