Evaluation of Simplexa flu A/B & RSV for direct detection of influenza viruses (A and B) and respiratory syncytial virus in patient clinical samples

Musa Hindiyeh, Liat Kolet, Tal Meningher, Merav Weil, Ella Mendelson, Michal Mandelboim

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Abstract

We evaluated the performance of the Simplexa Flu A/B & RSV kit on 170 prospective respiratory samples using a modified protocol, supplied by the manufacturer, that eliminates the RNA extraction step. Overall, compared against our laboratory-developed assay, the assay's sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values were 95.1%, 99.6%, 98.7%, and 98.6%, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2421-2424
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume51
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2013
Externally publishedYes

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