Direct fluorescent-antibody testing followed by culture for diagnosis of 2009 H1N1 influenza A.
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During the 2009 H1N1 influenza A outbreak, 773 children were tested for influenza by direct fluorescent-antibody testing with PCR confirmation. Direct fluorescent-antibody testing has a specificity of 99.6% but a sensitivity of only 65.0%. Physicians should recognize diagnostic limitations of direct fluorescent-antibody testing, which missed one-third of infected individuals.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 49 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011