Affiliation:
1. Pediatric Diagnostic Virology Laboratory and Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado 80262
Abstract
I compared the fluorescent antibody test for respiratory syncytial virus in nasal secretions to virus cultures (
N
= 310). The sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value (+) were 95.1%, 86.5%, and 88.5%, respectively.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
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