Around-the-Clock, Rapid Diagnosis of Influenza by Means of Membrane Chromatography Antigen Testing Confirmed by Polymerase Chain Reaction *

Summary, in English

One rapid membrane chromatography test and 2 immunofluorescence tests were compared with polymerase chain reaction as tools for the diagnosis of influenza in 277 patients treated in an emergency department. The sensitivity on days 1-3 of symptoms was 71% for the rapid membrane chromatography test, 70% for the first immunofluorescence test, and 79% for the second immunofluorescence test. Rapid tests are useful for round-the-clock identification of influenza, with follow-up polymerase chain reaction used for confirmation.

• Författare: Anna Nilsson; Birgitta Alemo; Per Björkman; Lena Dillner; Åsa Melhus; Berit Nilsson; Anders Widell
• Avdelning/ar: Infectious Diseases Research Unit; Klinisk mikrobiologi, Malmö
• Publiceringsår: 2008
• Språk: Engelska
• Sidor: 177-179
• Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie: Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
• Volym: 29
• Issue: 2
• Länkar: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18171307?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/526446
• Dokumenttyp: Artikel i tidskrift
• Förlag: University of Chicago Press
• Ämne: Infectious Medicine
• Status: Published
• Forskningsgrupp: Infectious Diseases Research Unit; Clinical Microbiology, Malmö
• ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt: ISSN: 0899-823X