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Editor, Senior Moderator
New Microbiol. 2013 Oct;36(4):405-8. Epub 2013 Oct 1.
Clinical application of a molecular method based on Real Time RT-PCR for detection of influenza A(H1N1)v virus.
Pierro A, Gaibani P, Rossini G, Landini MP, Sambri V.
Source
Unit of Clinical Microbiology, Regional Reference Centre for Microbiological Emergencies (CRREM), St. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
Abstract
Given the new diagnostic need following the pandemic caused by the A(H1N1)v virus, we evaluated the performance characteristics of Xpert� Flu assay (Cepheid). The overall sensitivity and specificity were 65.6% and 92.8%, respectively. Sensitivity and specificity for A(H1N1)v virus were 85.7% and 94.9%, respectively, and therefore the Xpert� Flu assay is suitable for a rapid diagnosis in critically ill patients where diagnosis is crucial for clinical management and for an appropriate public health response.
KEY WORDS:
Influenza A(H1N1)v virus, Real-time RT-PCR, Xpert Flu assay.
PMID:
24177302
[PubMed - in process]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24177302
Clinical application of a molecular method based on Real Time RT-PCR for detection of influenza A(H1N1)v virus.
Pierro A, Gaibani P, Rossini G, Landini MP, Sambri V.
Source
Unit of Clinical Microbiology, Regional Reference Centre for Microbiological Emergencies (CRREM), St. Orsola-Malpighi University Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
Abstract
Given the new diagnostic need following the pandemic caused by the A(H1N1)v virus, we evaluated the performance characteristics of Xpert� Flu assay (Cepheid). The overall sensitivity and specificity were 65.6% and 92.8%, respectively. Sensitivity and specificity for A(H1N1)v virus were 85.7% and 94.9%, respectively, and therefore the Xpert� Flu assay is suitable for a rapid diagnosis in critically ill patients where diagnosis is crucial for clinical management and for an appropriate public health response.
KEY WORDS:
Influenza A(H1N1)v virus, Real-time RT-PCR, Xpert Flu assay.
PMID:
24177302
[PubMed - in process]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24177302