Comparison of the Coris Influ A + B K-SeT® and BD Veritor Flu A + B® for rapid detection of influenza viruses in respiratory samples from 3 consecutive flu seasons in Belgium

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2019 Jul;94(3):227-230. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2019.01.005. Epub 2019 Jan 25.

Authors

Sarah Vandamme¹, Shauni Van Cleempoel², Mindy Michiels², Herman Goossens², Hilde Jansens², Veerle Matheeussen²

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Antwerp University Hospital, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650 Edegem, Belgium. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Antwerp University Hospital, Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650 Edegem, Belgium.

PMID: 30827806
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2019.01.005

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study
Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Belgium
Child
Child, Preschool
Humans
Immunoassay / methods*
Immunoassay / standards*
Influenza A virus / genetics
Influenza A virus / isolation & purification
Influenza B virus / genetics
Influenza B virus / isolation & purification
Influenza, Human / diagnosis*
Middle Aged
Nasopharynx / virology*
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Predictive Value of Tests
Reagent Kits, Diagnostic / standards*
Seasons
Sensitivity and Specificity
Young Adult

Substances

Reagent Kits, Diagnostic