title: Comparison of the BD Directigen Flu A+B Kit and the Abbott TestPack RSV with a multiplex RT-PCR ELISA for rapid detection of influenza viruses and respiratory syncytial virus.
abstract: The Directigen Flu A+B enzyme immunoassay and the Abbott TestPack RSV enzyme immunoassay were each compared with a multiplex RT-PCR ELISA by testing 635 nasopharyngeal aspirates collected from children aged < 16 years who had been hospitalised with acute respiratory tract infection during the epidemic season 2002-2003. In this study, the sensitivity of the Directigen Flu A+B assay was unacceptably low (29.3% and 10.0%, respectively) for the detection of influenza A and B viruses. The sensitivity of the Abbott TestPack RSV assay (77.4%) was acceptable and in agreement with the multiplex RT-PCR ELISA.
authors.affiliation: Johannes Gutenberg University, Department of Paediatrics, Mainz, Germany. groendahl@zpp.klinik.uni-mainz.de
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gröndahl
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Puppe
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Weigl
authors.forename: H-J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Schmitt
mesh_terms: D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009981:Influenza B virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000382:microbiology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D018113:Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic