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Emerg Infect Dis
; 15(10): 1662-4, 2009 Oct.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19861069
RESUMO
Influenza A pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus RNA was detected by reverse transcription-PCR in 144 clinical samples from Bonn, Germany. A common rapid antigen-based test detected the virus in only 11.1% of these samples. The paramount feature of rapid test-positive samples was high virus concentration. Antigen-based rapid tests appear unsuitable for virologic diagnostics in the current pandemic.