Kok, T.Barancek, K.Burrell, C.2018-10-112018-10-111990Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 1990; 28(6):1458-14590095-11371098-660Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/114997A premarket trial of the Becton Dickinson Directigen respiratory syncytial virus membrane-based enzyme immunoassay compared the test with virus isolation for the detection of respiratory syncytial virus in 583 nasopharyngeal aspirates. After modification, the Directigen test showed a sensitivity of 83% and a specificity of 90%. It offers the potential for an efficient bedside test--without the need for any equipment--for the diagnosis of respiratory syncytial virus infection and requires only a 0.25-ml sample volume. However, for optimum reliability, freezing-thawing of samples and access to a confirmatory test were shown to be necessary.enCopyright © 1990, American Society for MicrobiologyNasopharynxCells, CulturedAnimalsJournal article003000998610.1128/jcm.28.6.1458-1459.1990A1990DE152000762-s2.0-0025356413129197Burrell, C. [0000-0002-4020-349X]