This Article
Right arrow Full Text
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowReprints and Permissions
Right arrow Copyright Information
Right arrow Books from ASM Press
Right arrow MicrobeWorld
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Ribes, J. A.
Right arrow Articles by Overman, S. B.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Ribes, J. A.
Right arrow Articles by Overman, S. B.

 Previous Article  |  Next Article 

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2002, p. 1818-1820, Vol. 40, No. 5
0095-1137/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.5.1818-1820.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Performance Characteristics of VIDAS and Directigen Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Antigen Detection Assays and Culture for the Identification of RSV in Respiratory Specimens

Julie A. Ribes,1* John Pat Seabolt,2 and Sue B. Overman2

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine,1 University of Kentucky Hospital, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40536-02932

Received 6 November 2001/ Returned for modification 28 November 2001/ Accepted 10 February 2002

In a comparison of the Directigen and VIDAS respiratory syncytial virus antigen detection assays with viral culture, the sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values, and testing efficiency were 86, 93.1, 82.7, 94.6, and 91.2% for Directigen; 96.1, 90.8, 80.3, 98.3, and 92.3% for VIDAS; and 88.2, 100, 100, 95.7, and 96.8% for viral culture, respectively.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: University of Kentucky, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, MS-117 Medical Center, 800 Rose St., Lexington, KY 40536-0298. Phone: (859) 323-1368. Fax: (859) 323-5054. E-mail: jaribes{at}uky.edu.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2002, p. 1818-1820, Vol. 40, No. 5
0095-1137/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.5.1818-1820.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



This article has been cited by other articles:

  • Mahony, J. B. (2008). Detection of Respiratory Viruses by Molecular Methods. Clin. Microbiol. Rev. 21: 716-747 [Abstract] [Full Text]  
  • Leland, D. S., Ginocchio, C. C. (2007). Role of Cell Culture for Virus Detection in the Age of Technology. Clin. Microbiol. Rev. 20: 49-78 [Abstract] [Full Text]  
  • Dunn, J. J., Woolstenhulme, R. D., Langer, J., Carroll, K. C. (2004). Sensitivity of Respiratory Virus Culture When Screening with R-Mix Fresh Cells. J. Clin. Microbiol. 42: 79-82 [Abstract] [Full Text]  


Copyright © 2009 by the American Society for Microbiology.   For an alternate route to Journals.ASM.org, visit: http://intl-journals.asm.org | More Info»