Rapid diagnostic test for in vitro detection of Respiratory Adenovirus in nasopharyngeal specimens.
Advantages of the kits
- Sensitive and specific
- Easy to use and easy to read
- Rapid format (15′)
- Minimal sample manipulation
Compared to IF (n=100)
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|
(95% confidence interval) |
| Specificity |
100% |
(91.1 to 100%) |
| Sensitivity |
96% |
(85.1 to 99.3%) |
| PPV |
100% |
(90.8 to 100%) |
| NPV |
96.1% |
(85.7 to 99.3%) |
| Accuracy |
98% |
|
Compared to culture (n=237)
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|
(95% confidence interval) |
| Specificity |
98.8% |
(95.4 to 99.8%) |
| Sensitivity |
96.9% |
(88.4 to 99.5%) |
| PPV |
96.9% |
(88.4 to 99.5%) |
| NPV |
98.8% |
(95.4 to 99.8%) |
| Accuracy |
98.3% |
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