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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Evaluation of the Becton Dickinson Directigen test for respiratory syncytial virus in nasopharyngeal aspirates |
Author: | Kok, T. Barancek, K. Burrell, C. |
Citation: | Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 1990; 28(6):1458-1459 |
Publisher: | American Society for Microbiology |
Issue Date: | 1990 |
ISSN: | 0095-1137 1098-660X |
Statement of Responsibility: | Tuckweng Kok, Kristina Barancek, and Christopher J. Burrell |
Abstract: | A premarket trial of the Becton Dickinson Directigen respiratory syncytial virus membrane-based enzyme immunoassay compared the test with virus isolation for the detection of respiratory syncytial virus in 583 nasopharyngeal aspirates. After modification, the Directigen test showed a sensitivity of 83% and a specificity of 90%. It offers the potential for an efficient bedside test--without the need for any equipment--for the diagnosis of respiratory syncytial virus infection and requires only a 0.25-ml sample volume. However, for optimum reliability, freezing-thawing of samples and access to a confirmatory test were shown to be necessary. |
Keywords: | Nasopharynx Cells, Cultured Animals |
Rights: | Copyright © 1990, American Society for Microbiology |
DOI: | 10.1128/jcm.28.6.1458-1459.1990 |
Published version: | https://jcm.asm.org/content/28/6/1458 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 3 Medicine publications |
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