@article{f2a8469039664efebdf52f6d7d25a36e,
title = "Reactivity and sensitivity of commercially available influenza rapid diagnostic tests in Japan",
abstract = "Seasonal influenza virus routinely causes epidemic infections throughout the world. Sporadic infections by H5N1, H5N6, and H7N9 viruses are also reported. To treat patients suffering from such viral infections, broadly reactive and highly sensitive influenza rapid diagnostic tests (IRDTs) are required. Here, we examined the reactivity and sensitivity of 25 IRDTs available in Japan for the detection of seasonal H1N1pdm09, H3N2, and type B viruses, as well as highly pathogenic H5 and H7 viruses. All of the IRDTs tested detected the seasonal viruses and H5 and H7 viruses albeit with different sensitivities. Several IRDTs detected the H5 and H7 viruses and the seasonal viruses with similar (high) sensitivity.",
author = "Yuko Sakai-Tagawa and Seiya Yamayoshi and Chiharu Kawakami and Le, {Mai Q.} and Yuko Uchida and Takehiko Saito and Nidom, {Chairul A.} and Ira Humaira and Kathy Toohey-Kurth and Arafa, {Abdel Satar} and Liu, {Ming Tsan} and Yuelong Shu and Yoshihiro Kawaoka",
note = "Funding Information: We thank Masato Hatta, Shinya Yamada, and Takeaki Imamura for assistance with experiments, and Susan Watson for editing the manuscript. This work was supported by the Japan Initiative for Global Research Network on Infectious Diseases (J-GRID) from the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED), by Leading Advanced Projects for medical innovation (LEAP) from AMED, e-ASIA Joint Research Program from AMED, by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science, Sports, and Technology (MEXT) of Japan (No. 16H06429, 16K21723, and 16H06434), and by the Center for Research on Influenza Pathogenesis (CRIP) funded by NIAID Contract HHSN272201400008C. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017 The Author(s).",
year = "2017",
month = dec,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1038/s41598-017-14536-0",
language = "English",
volume = "7",
journal = "Scientific Reports",
issn = "2045-2322",
publisher = "Nature Publishing Group",
number = "1",
}