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Clinical sensitivity of rapid test depends on a number of factors including some you may not aware of.

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Late presentation and lower respiratory tract manifestation are associated with lower clinical sensitivity of influenza rapid test. In our hospitalized pediatric population showed a lower clinical sensitivity compared to elderly.

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This page is a summary of: Clinical and Virologic Factors Associated with Reduced Sensitivity of Rapid Influenza Diagnostic Tests in Hospitalized Elderly Patients and Young Children, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2013, ASM Journals,
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.02316-13.
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