Performance of a Rapid Assay (Binax NOW) for Detection of Respiratory Syncytial Virus at a Children's Hospital over a 3-Year Period
- 1 June 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 45 (6), 1993-1995
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.00279-07
Abstract
A rapid assay, Binax NOW RSV, was compared to viral culture for 14,756 pediatric respiratory specimens obtained from 2003 to 2006. There were 794 viral culture-confirmed respiratory syncytial virus infections. Sensitivity was 81%, and specificity was 93.2%. Sensitivity was greatest for neonates (91.1% versus 80.7% [ P < 0.01]).Keywords
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