Poor Clinical Sensitivity of Rapid Antigen Test for Influenza A Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Virus

Poor Clinical Sensitivity of Rapid Antigen Test for Influenza A Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Virus

Influenza A pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus RNA was detected by reverse transcription–PCR in 144 clinical samples from Bonn, Germany. A common rapid antigen–based test detected the virus in only 11.1% of these samples. The paramount feature of rapid test–positive samples was high virus concentration. Ant...

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Main Authors: Ana Maria Bispo de Filippis, Angelika Helmer, Heike Kirberg, Ulrike Reber, Marcus Panning, Marcel A. Müller, Katja Höfling, Bertfried Matz, Sung Sup Park, Anna Maria Eis-Hübinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Influenza
viruses
influenza virus A (H1N1)
rapid antigen-based test
real-time PCR
sensitivity
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/10/09-1186_article

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