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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-8-14
pubmed:abstractText
Rapid diagnosis of influenza can facilitate timely clinical management. We evaluated the performance of the QuickVue Influenza A + B test (Quidel, San Diego, CA) in a community setting and investigated the factors affecting test sensitivity. We recruited 1008 subjects from 30 outpatient clinics in Hong Kong between February and September 2007. Each subject provided 2 pooled pairs of nose and throat swabs; 1 pair was tested by the QuickVue rapid test on site, and the other pair was sent to a laboratory for reference tests. Among 998 enrolled subjects with valid results, the rapid test had overall sensitivity of 0.68 and specificity of 0.96 compared with viral culture. Sensitivity for both influenza A and B was significantly higher for specimens with viral loads greater than 5 log(10) copies/mL. The QuickVue Influenza A + B test has similar sensitivity in point-of-care community settings to more controlled conditions.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1879-0070
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
65
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
35-41
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19679233-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:19679233-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:19679233-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19679233-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:19679233-Antigens, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:19679233-Child, pubmed-meshheading:19679233-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:19679233-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19679233-Hong Kong, pubmed-meshheading:19679233-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19679233-Immunoassay, pubmed-meshheading:19679233-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:19679233-Influenza, Human, pubmed-meshheading:19679233-Influenza A virus, pubmed-meshheading:19679233-Influenza B virus, pubmed-meshheading:19679233-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19679233-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19679233-Nose, pubmed-meshheading:19679233-Pharynx, pubmed-meshheading:19679233-Point-of-Care Systems, pubmed-meshheading:19679233-Reagent Kits, Diagnostic, pubmed-meshheading:19679233-Sensitivity and Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:19679233-Young Adult
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Factors affecting QuickVue Influenza A + B rapid test performance in the community setting.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Evaluation Studies