Comparison of performance between Fast Track Diagnostics Respiratory Kit and the CDC global reference laboratory for influenza rRT-PCR panel for detection of influenza A and influenza B.
Assana CisséJennifer L MiluckyAbdoul Kader IlboudoJessica L WallerBrice BicabaIsaïe MedahSara MirzaCynthia G WhitneyZekiba TarnagdaPublished in: Influenza and other respiratory viruses (2021)
Our study indicates that Burkina Faso has one peak of influenza each year which is similar to the Northern Hemisphere and differs from other countries in West Africa. We found high concordance of influenza results between the two assays indicating FTD-33 can be used to reliably detect influenza among SARI cases.
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