Performance Characteristics of VIDAS and Directigen Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Antigen Detection Assays and Culture for the Identification of RSV in Respiratory Specimens

In a comparison of the Directigen and VIDAS respiratory syncytial virus antigen detection assays with viral culture, the sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, and testing efficiency were 86, 93.1, 82.7, 94.6, and 91.2% for Directigen; 96.1, 90.8, 80.3, 98.3, and 92.3% fo...

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Main Authors: Ribes, Julie A., Seabolt, John Pat, Overman, Sue B.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2002
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Virology
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC130936/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11980966
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.40.5.1818-1820.2002
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