Poor positive accuracy of QuickVue rapid antigen tests during the influenza A (H1N1) 2009 pandemic

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 3729-3731

  Stevenson, Heather L ^a   Loeffelholz, Michael J ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FISHER EXACT TEST; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RAPID INFLUENZA VIRUS ANTIGEN TESTS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THROAT CULTURE; VIRUS ACTIVATION; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; CHILD; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; YOUNG ADULT;

ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE;

EID: 77957785844     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01562-10     Document Type: Article

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