TABLE 2.
Summary of method discrepancya
| Sample | Sample type | Patient age | Result with indicated method
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| QuickVue | Viral culture | RT-PCR | MChip | |||
| 1 | NP aspirate | 18 mo | Flu A | Flu A | Flu A | Neg |
| 2 | NP swab | 23 mo | Neg | Neg | Flu A | Flu A |
| 3 | NP aspirate | 3 yr | Flu A | Flu A | Neg | Flu A |
| 4 | Direct collect | 3 yr | Neg | Flu A | Flu A | Flu A |
| 5 | Direct collect | 6 yr | Neg | Flu A | Flu A | Flu A |
| 6 | Direct collect | 22 yr | Neg | Flu A | Flu A | Flu A |
| 7 | Direct collect | 40 yr | Neg | Flu A | Flu A | Flu A |
| 8 | Nasal swab | 9 yr | Neg | Neg | Flu A | Neg |
| 9 | Direct collect | 27 yr | Neg | Neg | Flu A | Neg |
| 10 | Direct collect | 34 yr | Neg | Neg | Flu A | Neg |
| 11 | Nasal swab | 86 yr | Neg | Neg | Flu A | Neg |
NP, nasopharyngeal; Flu A, influenza; Neg, negative.