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ArticleAfrican journal of laboratory medicine2020

Rapid testing for respiratory syncytial virus in a resource-limited paediatric intensive care setting.

Howard Newman, Donald Tshabalala, Sikhumbuzo Mabunda, Nokwazi Nkosi, Candice Carelson

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Article in African journal of laboratory medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Howard NewmanNational Health Laboratory Service, Virology, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0943-2486
Donald TshabalalaDepartment of Paediatrics, Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital, Mthatha, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3820-9278
Sikhumbuzo MabundaDepartment of Public Health, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9458-3742
Nokwazi NkosiDepartment of Pathology, Division of Medical Virology, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4554-180X
Candice CarelsonNational Health Laboratory Service, Virology, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9750-738X
National Health Laboratory Service · ZAWalter Sisulu University · ZAStellenbosch University · ZA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We analysed the performance characteristics of the respiratory syncytial virus lateral flow rapid antigen assay in use when compared to a multiplex polymerase chain reaction for detection of respiratory viruses. The study was conducted at a tertiary paediatric hospital in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, from 01 January 2017 to 31 December 2018. We found the clinical sensitivity (36.8%) of the rapid test to be too low for routine diagnostic use. Knowledge of assay performance characteristics of rapid tests are important for appropriate interpretation of rapid test results.

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assay performance characteristicsrapid antigen testsrespiratory multiplex polymerase chain reactionrespiratory syncytial virusrespiratory viruses

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PMID38361787
PMCPMC10867673
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