Table 1.
Reactivity Xpert Flu A Panel.
| Species | N | Ct values q(RT)-PCR (range)a | Xpert Flu A Panel positive |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Influenza A | H1 2009 | |||
| Influenza A(H1N1) seasonal, clinical specimens (2007/2008) | 6 | 23.49–32.51 | 5 | 0 |
| Influenza A(H3N2), clinical specimens (2007/2008 and 2008/2009) | 6 | 29.05–32.62 | 5 | 0 |
| Influenza A(H1N1) 2009, clinical specimens, normal results in qRT-PCR (matrix, H1v and N1v positive) | 7 | 26.61–34.19 | 5 | 5 |
| Influenza A(H1N1) 2009, clinical specimens, inconsistent results in qRT-PCR (2 with very low viral load, 1 with only H1v positive, 1 with matrix negative but H1v and N1v positive) | 4 | NAb | 0 | 0 |
| Influenza B/Victoria/2/87 lineage clinical specimen | 1 | 30.79c | 0 | 0 |
| Influenza B/Yamagata/16/88 lineage clinical specimen | 1 | 25c | 0 | 0 |
| Influenza A/Chicken/Pennsylvania/2152/1983 (H5N2) | 4 | 24.39–33.82 | 2 | 0 |
| Influenza A/Netherlands/33/2003 (H7N7) | 3 | 31.6–34.47 | 3 | 0 |
| Influenza A/Chicken/Saudi-Arabia/569017/2000 (H9N2) | 3 | 32.15–36.12 | 0 | 0 |
| Influenza A/Duck/Vietnam/TG24-01/2005 (H5N1) | 1 | 24.18 | 1 | 0 |
| QCMD A/Netherlands/344/2006 (H3N2) | 2 | 35.03–35.16 | 2 | 0 |
| QCMD A/Netherlands/602/2009 (H1N1) 2009 | 2 | 32.99–33.01 | 2 | 2 |
| QCMD A/Netherlands/361/2006 (H1N1) seasonal | 2 | 32.2–32.34 | 2 | 0 |
| QCMD A/Hong Kong/213/03 (H5N1) | 2 | 34.69–34.85 | 0 | 0 |
| QCMD B/Netherlands/207/2006 (B/Victoria/2/87 lineage) | 1 | 33.66c | 0 | 0 |
a
Matrix qRT-PCR values of parallel retesting unless otherwise indicated.
b
NA: not applicable.
c
Original qRT-PCR result.