title: Performance of the Directigen EZ Flu A+B rapid influenza diagnostic test to detect pandemic influenza A/H1N1 2009.
abstract: The Directigen EZ Flu A+B rapid influenza diagnostic test, as compared to real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, demonstrated suboptimal performance to detect pandemic influenza A/H1N1 2009. Age- and viral load-stratified test sensitivity ranged from 33.3 to 84.6% and 0 to 100%, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathology, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, MI; Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, MI. Electronic address: Bobby.Boyanton@Beaumont.edu.
authors.forename: Bobby L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Boyanton
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathology, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, MI.
authors.forename: Amro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Almradi
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, MI.
authors.forename: Tejal
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathology, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, MI; Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, MI.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Robinson-Dunn
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity / Q000379:methods*; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Diagnostic performance; Directigen EZ Flu A+B; Influenza A H1N1 2009; Rapid influenza diagnostic test; Real-time PCR; Swine flu