Table 2.
Specificity Xpert Flu A Panel.
| Species | N | Ct values q(RT)-PCR (range)a | Xpert Flu A Panel negative |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Influenza A | H1 2009 | |||
| Respiratory Syncytial Virus type A | 1 | 25.74 | 1 | 1 |
| Respiratory Syncytial Virus type B | 1 | 23.98 | 1 | 1 |
| Rhinovirus (different types) | 3 | 22.60–26.05 | 3 | 3 |
| Enterovirus (different types) | 3 | 12.38–29.63 | 3 | 3 |
| Human Coronavirus OC43 | 1 | 25.06 | 1 | 1 |
| Human Coronavirus 229E | 1 | 28.43 | 1 | 1 |
| Human Coronavirus NL63 | 1 | 24.22 | 1 | 1 |
| Adenovirus | 1 | 22.07 | 1 | 1 |
| Human Metapneumovirus | 1 | 28.31 | 1 | 1 |
| Chlamydophila pneumoniae | 1 | Conv. PCR | 1 | 1 |
| Mycoplasma pneumoniae | 1 | Conv. PCR | 1 | 1 |
| Parainfluenzavirus Type 1 | 1 | 25.98 | 1 | 1 |
| Parainfluenzavirus Type 2 | 1 | 28.76 | 1 | 1 |
| Parainfluenzavirus Type 3 | 1 | 26.89 | 1 | 1 |
| Parainfluenzavirus Type 4 | 1 | 28.38 | 1 | 1 |
| Virus negative specimens (3 clinical and 1 QCMD) | 4 | – | 4 | 4 |
a
Based on average original results of eight tests per pathogen in the in-house q(RT-)PCR assays, unless otherwise indicated.