Clinical Evaluation of the Accuracy of the Panbio™ COVID-19/Flu A&B Rapid Panel: A Combination Antigen Rapid Diagnostic Test for the Omicron Variant and Influenza A Virus

• Published in: Viral immunology Vol. 37; no. 6; p. 317
• Main Authors: Yamagishi, Hirokazu, Tamura, Daisuke, Yamazaki, Masahiko, Abe, Takashi, Mitamura, Keiko, Tajima, Toshihiro, Osaka, Hitoshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.2024
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Antigens, Viral - immunology; Child; Child, Preschool; COVID-19 - diagnosis; COVID-19 - immunology; COVID-19 - virology; COVID-19 Serological Testing - methods; Female; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Influenza A virus - immunology; Influenza A virus - isolation & purification; Influenza B virus - immunology; Influenza B virus - isolation & purification; Influenza, Human - diagnosis; Influenza, Human - immunology; Influenza, Human - virology; Male; Middle Aged; Nasopharynx - virology; Rapid Diagnostic Tests - instrumentation; SARS-CoV-2 - genetics; SARS-CoV-2 - immunology; Sensitivity and Specificity; Young Adult; BA.5; omicron variant; simultaneous detection; clinical specimens; influenza A; BA.2

It is difficult to differentiate between coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and influenza based on the symptoms. In the present study, a newly developed antigen rapid diagnostic test (Ag-RDT) called Panbio™ COVID-19/Flu A&B that can simultaneously detect severe acute respiratory syndrome corona...