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Retrospective and Prospective Verification of the Cepheid Xpert Flu Assay

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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Jul 20. [Epub ahead of print]
Retrospective and Prospective Verification of the Cepheid Xpert Flu Assay.
Popowitch EB, Rogers E, Miller MB.
Source

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina School of Medicine.
Abstract

We performed a retrospective (N=121) and prospective (N=305) verification of the Cepheid Xpert Flu assay to determine its performance characteristics. The overall sensitivity and specificity were 93% and 100%, respectively. Nasopharyngeal specimen sensitivities were 100% for seasonal influenza A/H1 and influenza A/H3, 90% for influenza A/2009/H1N1, and 95% for influenza B.

PMID:
21775544
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21775544
 
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