Performance characteristics of VIDAS and Directigen respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) antigen detection assays and culture for the identification of RSV in respiratory specimens

Julie A. Ribes, John Pat Seabolt, Sue B. Overman

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Abstract

In a comparison of the Directigen and VIDAS respiratory syncytial virus antigen detection assays with viral culture, the sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, and testing efficiency were 86, 93.1, 82.7, 94.6, and 91.2% for Directigen; 96.1, 90.8, 80.3, 98.3, and 92.3% for VIDAS; and 88.2, 100, 100, 95.7, and 96.8% for viral culture, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1818-1820
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume40
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Microbiology (medical)

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