Emerging infectious diseases
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Emerging Infect. Dis. · May 2010
Comparative StudyRapid influenza antigen test for diagnosis of pandemic (H1N1) 2009.
We compared the QuickVue Influenza test with PCR for diagnosing pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in 404 persons with influenza-like illness. Overall sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values were 66%, 84%, 84%, and 64%, respectively. Rapid test results should be interpreted cautiously when pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus is suspected.
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Emerging Infect. Dis. · May 2010
Case ReportsExtensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, Burkina Faso.
Because data from countries in Africa are limited, we measured the proportion of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis (TB) cases among TB patients in Burkina Faso for whom retreatment was failing. Of 34 patients with multidrug-resistant TB, 2 had an XDR TB strain. Second-line TB drugs should be strictly controlled to prevent further XDR TB increase.