| Literature DB >> 21849690 |
Paul Bakerman1, Lilanthi Balasuriya, Ora Fried, David Tellez, Pamela Garcia-Filion, Heidi Dalton.
Abstract
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.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21849690 PMCID: PMC3187325 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.05255-11
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948