Roy P Zuurbier, Louis J Bont, Annefleur C Langedijk, Mirjam Hamer, Koos Korsten, Simon B Drysdale, Matthew D Snape, Hannah Robinson, Andrew J Pollard, Federico Martinón-Torres, Carmen Rodríguez-Tenreiro Sánchez, Alberto Gómez-Carballa, Ana Isabel Dacosta-Urbieta, Terho Heikkinen, Steve Cunningham, Marlies A van Houten, Joanne G Wildenbeest, for the RESCEU Investigators.
Abstract
Background
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a major cause of hospitalization in infants. Early detection of RSV can optimize clinical management and minimize use of antibiotics. BinaxNOW RSV (BN) is a rapid antigen detection test that is widely used. We aimed to validate the sensitivity of BN in hospitalized and nonhospitalized infants against the gold standard of molecular diagnosis.
Methods
We evaluated the performance of BN in infants with acute respiratory tract infections with different degrees of disease severity. Diagnostic accuracy of BN test results were compared with molecular diagnosis as reference standard.
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