Rapid antigen tests for diagnosis of pandemic (Swine) influenza A/H1N1.

Full Abstract

We found that the sensitivities of 3 rapid influenza antigen tests for pandemic influenza A/H1N1 virus were low to moderate: BD Directigen EZ Flu A+B test (Becton Dickinson), 46.7%; BinaxNOW Influenza A&B (Inverness Medical), 38.3%; and QuickVue Influenza A+B Test (Quidel), 53.3%. A patient with influenza-like illness who has a negative rapid antigen test result should undergo further testing using reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction.

Author information

Author/s: Vasoo, Shawn (S); Stevens, Jane (J); Singh, Kamaljit (K);

Affiliation: Department of Medicine, Rush University Medicial Center, Chicago, IL, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Evaluation Studies; Journal Article

Journal: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (Clin Infect Dis), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Oct; vol 49 (issue 7) : pp 1090-3

Dates: Created 2009/09/10; Completed 2009/11/02;

PMID: 19725784, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/2/2009, IMS Date: )

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