Abstract
Directigen Flu A + B and Binax NOW Flu A and Flu B tests detected 33 (55.9%) and 31 (52.5%) of 59 influenza-positive samples, respectively. In children under 2 years of age, sensitivity increased to 75% for both tests. Three samples tested falsely-positive for influenza B using Binax NOW.
Publication types
-
Comparative Study
-
Evaluation Study
MeSH terms
-
Adult
-
Child
-
False Positive Reactions
-
Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Direct / methods
-
Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Direct / statistics & numerical data
-
Humans
-
Influenza A virus / isolation & purification*
-
Influenza B virus / isolation & purification*
-
Influenza, Human / diagnosis
-
Influenza, Human / virology
-
Time Factors
-
Virology / methods*
-
Virology / statistics & numerical data