Clinical manifestations and outcome of viral acute lower respiratory infection in hospitalised children in Myanmar

Table 4 Sensitivity and specificity of the rapid diagnostic tests for RSV and influenza virus

		PCR			Sensitivity (%)	Specificity (%)
		Positive	Negative	Total	Sensitivity (%)	Specificity (%)
Rapid Test Kits for RSV	Positive	109	19	128	43	94
	Negative	142	295	437
	Total	251	314	565
Rapid Test Kits for Influenza virus	Positive	23	0	23	44	100
	Negative	29	513	542
	Total	52	513	565

Rapid diagnostic tests for RSV and influenza were performed in 99% of the enrolled patients, and their sensitivity and specificity were 43% and 94%, and 44% and 100%, respectively
RSV respiratory syncytial virus, PCR polymerase chain reaction

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