title: Diagnostic value of the rapid influenza antigen test for novel influenza A (H1N1).
abstract: We administered both the rapid antigen test and real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test to 2154 patients in order to assess the diagnostic value of the rapid antigen test during Korean pandemics of H1N1 2009. The overall sensitivity was 70.0%, specificity was 97.5%, positive predictive value was 97.4%, and negative predictive value was 71.2%. The sensitivity fell and the negative predictive value decreased as the RT-PCR positive rate increased.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Hyang-Mee
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hang-Mee
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hoon-Ki
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Hwan-Sik
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Min-Young
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Chun
authors.forename: Hyun-Joo
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Pai
authors.forename: Sung Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Duck-An
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000379:methods; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007723:Korea; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014773:Virology / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D012367:RNA, Viral