TY - JOUR AU - Bispo de Filippis, Ana Maria AU - Helmer, Angelika AU - Kirberg, Heike AU - Reber, Ulrike AU - Panning, Marcus AU - Müller, Marcel AU - Höfling, Katja AU - Matz, Bertfried AU - Park, Sung Sup AU - Eis-Hübinger, Anna Maria T1 - Poor Clinical Sensitivity of Rapid Antigen Test for Influenza A Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Virus T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2009 VL - 15 IS - 10 SP - 1662 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Influenza A pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus RNA was detected by reverse transcription–PCR in 144 clinical samples from Bonn, Germany. A common rapid antigen–based test detected the virus in only 11.1% of these samples. The paramount feature of rapid test–positive samples was high virus concentration. Antigen-based rapid tests appear unsuitable for virologic diagnostics in the current pandemic. KW - Influenza KW - viruses KW - influenza virus A (H1N1) KW - rapid antigen-based test KW - real-time PCR KW - sensitivity KW - communicable diseases KW - Germany KW - influenza A pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus KW - dispatch DO - 10.3201/eid1510.091186 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/10/09-1186_article ER - End of Reference