Author/Authors :
HASIBRA(HATIBI), IRIS Institute of Public Health - Control of Communicable Diseases Departament, Tirana , BRAHIMAJ, BUJAR Institute of Public Health - Control of Communicable Diseases Departament, Tirana , ROBO, ALMA Institute of Public Health - Control of Communicable Diseases Departament, Tirana , KOTA, MAJLINDA Institute of Public Health - Control of Communicable Diseases Departament, Tirana , SIMAKU, ARTAN Institute of Public Health - Control of Communicable Diseases Departament, Tirana , ULQINAKU, DRITAN Institute of Public Health - Control of Communicable Diseases Departament, Tirana , LIKA (ÇEKANI), MIRELA University of Tirana - Faculty of Natural Sciences - Department of Biology, Albania , BINO, SILVA Institute of Public Health - Control of Communicable Diseases Departament, Tirana
Abstract :
The Binax NOW Flu A+B enzyme immunochromatographic assay was compared to Real-Time PCR assay for 542 specimen from nasal-wash or nasopharyngeal swab collected during the pandemic of 2009. The overall sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of the assay were 44.6%, 95.8%, 73.5%, and 86.9%, respectively. The assay sensitivity shows mixed values decreasing significantly in infants and children age, which is linked with the quality and the way sample is collected.
Keywords :
Imunochromatografic assay , Real , Time PCR , neuraminidase , influenza A and B.
