Verification of Cepheid Xpert Xpress Flu/RSV assay for use with gargle samples, sputa and endotracheal secretions

J Hosp Infect. 2019 Jan;101(1):114-115. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2018.07.016. Epub 2018 Jul 17.
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Publication types

  • Letter
  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Body Fluids / virology*
  • Humans
  • Influenza, Human / diagnosis*
  • Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / methods*
  • Mouth / virology
  • Orthomyxoviridae / genetics
  • Orthomyxoviridae / isolation & purification*
  • Pharynx / virology
  • Point-of-Care Testing*
  • Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / diagnosis*
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human / genetics
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human / isolation & purification*
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Trachea / virology