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Detection sensitivity of influenza rapid diagnostic tests
Author(s) -
SakaiTagawa Yuko,
Ozawa Makoto,
Yamada Shinya,
Uchida Yuko,
Saito Takehiko,
Takahashi Kazuo,
Sugaya Norio,
Tashiro Masato,
Kawaoka Yoshihiro
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
microbiology and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1348-0421
pISSN - 0385-5600
DOI - 10.1111/1348-0421.12185
Subject(s) - biology , virology , influenza a virus subtype h5n1 , diagnostic test , orthomyxoviridae , influenza a virus , virus , microbiology and biotechnology , veterinary medicine , medicine
The sensitivity of influenza rapid diagnostic tests (IRDTs) currently available in Japan for various influenza virus strains, including human H7N9 and H5N1 isolates, were compared and it was found that all of the IRDTs examined detected these viruses; however, their detection sensitivities differed.