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. 2000 Aug;38(8):2824–2828. doi: 10.1128/jcm.38.8.2824-2828.2000

TABLE 3.

Summary of tests for respiratory viruses, excluding samples with requests for RSV testing

Virus No. of specimens with results
Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) Positive predictive value (%) Negative predictive value (%)
Cytospin FA positive and culture positive Cytospin FA negative and culture positive Cytospin FA positive and culture negative Cytospin FA negative and culture negative
Influenza A virus 18 2 0 154 90 100 100 97
Influenza B virus 1 6 0 167 14.3 100 100 96.3
Influenza virus (untypeable) 0 1 0 173 0 100 NAa NA
Adenovirus 0 2 0 172 0 100 NA 98.7
RSV 2 0 0 172 100 100 NA NA
 All viruses 21 11 0 142 65.6 100 100 92.8
a

NA, not applicable.