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1523070

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-10-9
pubmed:abstractText
This study compared prospectively viral culture for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) with three rapid RSV antigen detection tests: RSV EIA and TestPack RSV (TP), and Directigen RSV (DIR). Additionally two methods of specimen collection were compared: nasopharyngeal rub (RUB) and nasopharyngeal wash (WASH). True positives were defined as positive RSV viral culture or at least two positive antigen tests. One hundred ninety-eight WASH specimens obtained from children 3 years of age or younger during the 1991 RSV winter epidemic were tested for RSV antigen. Sensitivity and specificity of WASH specimens were 59.5 and 100% (culture), 86.2 and 98.2% (RSV EIA), 91 and 96.3% (TP) and 83.5 and 94.3% (DIR). Concurrently obtained RUB samples from 124 children were tested by TP and/or DIR. Sensitivity of RUB specimens was significantly lower than that of WASH specimens; 64.9% (TP) and 43.6 (DIR). These easy to perform, rapid RSV antigen tests for WASH specimens provide timely diagnosis thereby facilitating management decisions and isolation efforts.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0891-3668
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
613-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Respiratory syncytial virus: a comparison of diagnostic modalities.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, PA 15213.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study