Prompt detection of influenza A and B viruses using the BD Veritor™ System Flu A+B, Quidel® Sofia® Influenza A+B FIA, and Alere BinaxNOW® Influenza A&B compared to real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 10-13

  Dunn, Jim ^a   Obuekwe, Joy ^a   Baun, Traci ^a   Rogers, Justin ^a   Patel, Twinkle ^a   Snow, Linda ^a  

^a Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Cook Children's Medical Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Influenza viruses; Rapid diagnostics; RT PCR; Workflow analysis

Indexed keywords

ALERE BINAXNOW TEST; ARTICLE; BD VERITOR TEST; BINAX TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; IMMUNOASSAY; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NASAL LAVAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUEDIL TEST; RESIDUAL VOLUME; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOFIA TEST; VIRUS DETECTION; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PROCEDURES; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME; VIROLOGY; WORKFLOW;

DIAGNOSTIC KIT;

HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; WORKFLOW;

EID: 84898405008     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: 18790070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2014.01.018     Document Type: Article

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