@article{PAR00008685,
  title = {{E}valuation of the {X}pert {F}lu test and comparison with in-house real-time {RT}-{PCR} assays for detection of influenza virus from 2008 to 2011 in {M}arseille, {F}rance},
  author = {{S}alez, {N}. and {N}inove, {L}. and {T}hirion, {L}. and {G}azin, {C}. and {Z}andotti, {C}. and de {L}amballerie, {X}avier and {C}harrel, {R}. {N}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{R}apid documentation of respiratory specimens can have an impact on the management of patients and their relatives in terms of preventive and curative measures. {W}e compared the results of the {X}pert ({R}) {F}lu assay ({C}epheid) with three real-time {RT}-{PCR} assays using 127 nasopharyngeal samples, of which 75 were positive for influenza {A} (with 52 identified as {A}/{H}1{N}1-2009) and 52 were positive for influenza {B}. {T}he {X}pert ({R}) {F}lu assay presented a quasi-absence of non-interpretable tests, and showed sensitivity and specificity of 100% and 100% for {F}lu {A}, 98.4% and 100% for {A}/{H}1{N}1-2009, and 80.7% and 100% for {F}lu {B}.},
  keywords = {{D}iagnostics ; influenza ; pandemic ; point-of-care ; respiratory},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{C}linical {M}icrobiology and {I}nfection},
  volume = {18},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {{E}81--{E}83},
  ISSN = {1198-743{X}},
  year = {2012},
  DOI = {10.1111/j.1469-0691.2012.03792.x},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00008685},
}