Osong Public Health Res Perspect 2014 5(2), 115 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2014.03.001 pISSN 2210-9099 eISSN 2233-6052
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Detecting Influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 Virus Infection Using Immunochromatographic Assay To the Editor,
is a very interesting issue. Whether or not this new test is cost-effective requires further clarification.
The recent paper entitled “Development of a specific and rapid diagnostic method for detecting influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 virus infection using immunochromatographic assay” by Ji et al [1] is very interesting. Ji et al [1] concluded that “the proposed method can be easily used for rapid and specific detection of the pdm09 infection.” To develop a new diagnostic test for detecting influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 virus infection would be useful. The problem with the present technique is the low sensitivity. Although it has 100% specificity, the test cannot be used as a good screening tool due to poor sensitivity [2]. A rapid test for detecting influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 virus should help screen suspected cases of the disease. The cost of the new test
Conflicts of interest The author declares no conflicts of interest.
References 1. Ji MJ, Cho BK, Cho YS, et al. Development of a specific and rapid diagnostic method for detecting influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 virus infection using immunochromatographic assay. Osong Public Health Res Perspect 2013 Dec;4(6):342e6. 2. Kim DK, Poudel B. Tools to detect influenza virus. Yonsei Med J 2013 May;54(3):560e6.
Viroj Wiwanitkit Hainan Medical University, Hainan, China E-mail: [email protected]
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Copyright ª 2014 Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Published by Elsevier Korea LLC. All rights reserved.
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CORRESPONDENCE
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Detecting Influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 Virus Infection Using Immunochromatographic Assay To the Editor,
is a very interesting issue. Whether or not this new test is cost-effective requires further clarification.
The recent paper entitled “Development of a specific and rapid diagnostic method for detecting influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 virus infection using immunochromatographic assay” by Ji et al [1] is very interesting. Ji et al [1] concluded that “the proposed method can be easily used for rapid and specific detection of the pdm09 infection.” To develop a new diagnostic test for detecting influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 virus infection would be useful. The problem with the present technique is the low sensitivity. Although it has 100% specificity, the test cannot be used as a good screening tool due to poor sensitivity [2]. A rapid test for detecting influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 virus should help screen suspected cases of the disease. The cost of the new test
Conflicts of interest The author declares no conflicts of interest.
References 1. Ji MJ, Cho BK, Cho YS, et al. Development of a specific and rapid diagnostic method for detecting influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 virus infection using immunochromatographic assay. Osong Public Health Res Perspect 2013 Dec;4(6):342e6. 2. Kim DK, Poudel B. Tools to detect influenza virus. Yonsei Med J 2013 May;54(3):560e6.
Viroj Wiwanitkit Hainan Medical University, Hainan, China E-mail: [email protected]
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Copyright ª 2014 Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Published by Elsevier Korea LLC. All rights reserved.
