A case-control study evaluating RT-PCR/ESI-MS technology compared to direct fluorescent antibody and xTAG RVP PCR

Justin Hardick, Sufyan Sadiq, Elizabeth Perelstein, Stephen Peterson, Richard Rothman, Charlotte A. Gaydos

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Abstract

Waste nasopharyngeal swabs (N = 244) were evaluated by the reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction/electrospray ionization mass spectrometry PLEX-ID Broad Respiratory Virus Surveillance Kit version 2.5 compared to direct fluorescent antibody and xTAG Respiratory Virus Panel for percent agreement, sensitivity, and specificity. Sensitivity and specificity were 91% (111/122) and 95.1% (116/122), respectively. Sensitivity by virus, except parainfluenza, was 92.9-100%, and specificity was 99-100%.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)187-189
Number of pages3
JournalDiagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
Volume79
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2014

Keywords

  • DFA
  • RT-PCR/ESI-MS
  • Respiratory virus diagnostics
  • XTAG RVP

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Microbiology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases

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