Comparison of Binax NOW and Directigen for rapid detection of influenza A and B

Marie L Landry; Sandra Cohen; David Ferguson

doi:10.1016/j.jcv.2004.04.005

Comparison of Binax NOW and Directigen for rapid detection of influenza A and B

J Clin Virol. 2004 Oct;31(2):113-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2004.04.005.

Authors

Marie L Landry¹, Sandra Cohen, David Ferguson

Affiliation

¹ Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. marie.landry@yale.edu

PMID: 15364266
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2004.04.005

Abstract

Directigen Flu A + B and Binax NOW Flu A and Flu B tests detected 33 (55.9%) and 31 (52.5%) of 59 influenza-positive samples, respectively. In children under 2 years of age, sensitivity increased to 75% for both tests. Three samples tested falsely-positive for influenza B using Binax NOW.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

Adult
Child
False Positive Reactions
Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Direct / methods
Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Direct / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Influenza A virus / isolation & purification*
Influenza B virus / isolation & purification*
Influenza, Human / diagnosis
Influenza, Human / virology
Time Factors
Virology / methods*
Virology / statistics & numerical data