TY - JOUR
T1 - Poor positive accuracy of QuickVue rapid antigen tests during the influenza A (H1N1) 2009 pandemic
AU - Stevenson, Heather L.
AU - Loeffelholz, Michael J.
PY - 2010/10
Y1 - 2010/10
N2 - We assessed the accuracy of positive QuickVue rapid influenza virus antigen test results. Using reverse transcription (RT)-PCR as the gold standard, 17 (37.8%) of 45 QuickVue-positive specimens were determined to be false positives. We report an unexpectedly high rate of false-positive QuickVue results during a period of high influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus prevalence.
AB - We assessed the accuracy of positive QuickVue rapid influenza virus antigen test results. Using reverse transcription (RT)-PCR as the gold standard, 17 (37.8%) of 45 QuickVue-positive specimens were determined to be false positives. We report an unexpectedly high rate of false-positive QuickVue results during a period of high influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus prevalence.
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U2 - 10.1128/JCM.01562-10
DO - 10.1128/JCM.01562-10
M3 - Article
C2 - 20720021
AN - SCOPUS:77957785844
SN - 0095-1137
VL - 48
SP - 3729
EP - 3731
JO - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
JF - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
IS - 10
ER -