Performance of an influenza rapid test in children in a primary healthcare setting in Nicaragua.

BACKGROUND: Influenza is major public health threat worldwide, yet the diagnostic accuracy of rapid tests in developing country settings is not well described. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: To investigate the diagnostic accuracy of the QuickVue Influenza A+B test in a primary care setting in a dev...

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Main Authors: Aubree Gordon, Elsa Videa, Saira Saborio, Roger López, Guillermina Kuan, Arthur Reingold, Angel Balmaseda, Eva Harris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2774508?pdf=render