Table 5. Summary of sensitivity and specificity of FLIC-AB vs. Prorast for typing influenza viruses from clinical samples at symptom onset.
| Target virus type | Samples | Prorast |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sensitivity | Specificity | |||
| Nasal swab samples | ||||
| FLIC-AB | Influenza A | 129 | 100% (73/73) | 98.0% (55/56) |
| Influenza B | 146 | 100% (86/86) | 91.7% (55/60) | |
| Self-blow nasal discharge specimens | ||||
| FLIC-AB | Influenza A | 131 | 100% (67/67) | 95.3% (61/64) |
| Influenza B | 125 | 100% (61/61) | 95.3% (61/64) | |
| Nasopharyngeal aspirates | ||||
| FLIC-AB | Influenza A | 144 | 100% (72/72) | 95.8% (69/72) |
| Influenza B | 125 | 100% (55/55) | 98.3% (69/70) | |