Comparison of Cepheid Xpert Flu/RSV XC and BioFire FilmArray for Detection of Influenza A, Influenza B, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus.
The Xpert Flu/RSV XC was compared to the FilmArray respiratory panel for detection of influenza (Flu) A, Flu B, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), using 128 nasopharyngeal swabs. Positive agreements were 100% for Flu A and RSV and 92.3% for Flu B. The Xpert may be useful in clinical situations when extensive testing is not required and may serve an important role in laboratories already performing broader respiratory panel testing.
Department of Pathology, The University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Mark G
MG
Wahrenbrock
Department of Pathology, The University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Scott
S
Matushek
Department of Pathology, The University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Sue
S
Boonlayangoor
Department of Pathology, The University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Vera
V
Tesic
Department of Pathology, The University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Kathleen G
KG
Beavis
Department of Pathology, The University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA angella.charnot-katsikas@uchospitals.edu.
Angella
A
Charnot-Katsikas
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009981:Influenza B virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D009305:Nasopharynx / Q000821:virology; D018357:Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012136:Respiratory Syncytial Viruses / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D055815:Young Adult