Rapid testing for respiratory syncytial virus in a resource-limited paediatric intensive care setting
African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Rapid testing for respiratory syncytial virus in a resource-limited paediatric intensive care setting | |
| Creator | Newman, Howard Tshabalala, Donald Mabunda, Sikhumbuzo Nkosi, Nokwazi Carelson, Candice | |
| Description | We analysed the performance characteristics of the respiratory syncytial virus lateral flow rapid antigen assay in use when compared to a multiplex polymerase chain reaction for detection of respiratory viruses. The study was conducted at a tertiary paediatric hospital in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, from 01 January 2017 to 31 December 2018. We found the clinical sensitivity (36.8%) of the rapid test to be too low for routine diagnostic use. Knowledge of assay performance characteristics of rapid tests are important for appropriate interpretation of rapid test results. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2020-12-08 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/ajlm.v9i1.1084 | |
| Source | African Journal of Laboratory Medicine; Vol 9, No 1 (2020); 5 pages 2225-2010 2225-2002 | |
| Language | eng | |
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