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SUBMITTER: Engelmann I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7173140 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Engelmann Ilka I Alidjinou Enagnon Kazali EK Lazrek Mouna M Dewilde Anny A Hober Didier D
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease 20170202 1
While using the Xpert Flu assay we became aware of false-negative results. The study aimed to analyze the causes of these false-negative results. One hundred fifty-nine respiratory specimens were tested in the Xpert Flu assay and in multiplex reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactions (RT-PCRs) for respiratory viruses. Discordant specimens were tested in the Influenza A/B r-gene assay. One hundred fifty-two (96%) and 151 (95%) specimens yielded concordant results for influenza A and B, res ...[more]