Performance of rapid influenza diagnostic tests (QuickVue) for Influenza A and B Infection in India

Conclusions: The high specificity of QuickVue suggest that this POC test can be a useful tool for patient management or triaging during a public health crisis but a low sensitivity suggests that a negative test result need to be further tested using RT-PCR.

Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - February 6, 2015 Category: Microbiology Authors: PA KoulH MirMA BhatUH KhanMM KhanMS ChadhaRB Lal Source Type: research