Rapid testing for respiratory syncytial virus in a resource-limited paediatric intensive care setting.
Afr J Lab Med
; 9(1): 1084, 2020.
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ABSTRACT
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.
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Afr J Lab Med
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2020
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