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Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, July 2002, p. 925-926, Vol. 9, No. 4
1071-412X/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/CDLI.9.4.925-926.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

QuickVue Influenza Test for Rapid Detection of Influenza A and B Viruses in a Pediatric Population

Caroline Quach,1,2 Diane Newby,2 Ghislaine Daoust,2 Earl Rubin,1,2 and Jane McDonald1,2*

Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Pediatrics,1 Department of Microbiology Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Center, Montreal Quebec, Canada2

Received 20 December 2001/ Returned for modification 1 February 2002/ Accepted 30 April 2002

The performance of a lateral-flow immunoassay, the QuickVue Influenza Test, for detection of influenza A and B viruses in comparison with that of cell culture was evaluated by using nasopharyngeal aspirates, in viral transport medium, from children with respiratory tract infections. The sensitivity and specificity were 79.2 and 82.6%, respectively.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: The Montreal Children's Hospital, 2300 Tupper, C-1341 Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3H 1P3. Phone: (514) 412-4313. Fax: (514) 412-4354. E-mail: jane.mcdonald{at}muhc.mcgill.ca.

Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, July 2002, p. 925-926, Vol. 9, No. 4
1071-412X/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/CDLI.9.4.925-926.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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