Influenza Tests

Also known as: Flu test; Rapid flu test; Influenza antigen test

Formal name: Influenza tests

Related tests: Strep; Blood culture; Pertussis; RSV

Article Sources

NOTE: This article is based on research that utilizes the sources cited here as well as the collective experience of the Lab Tests Online Editorial Review Board. This article is periodically reviewed by the Editorial Board and may be updated as a result of the review. Any new sources cited will be added to the list and distinguished from the original sources used.

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Thomas, Clayton L., Editor (1997). Tabers Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company, Philadelphia, PA [18th Edition].

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Pagana, Kathleen D. & Pagana, Timothy J. (2001). Mosbys Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference 5th Edition: Mosby, Inc., Saint Louis, MO.

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Ault, A. (2002 October 7). CDC Urges Flu, Pneumococcal Shots for Seniors [1 paragraph]. MEDLINEplus & Reuters Health Information [On-line information]. Available FTP: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_9746.html

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NIAID (2001 July). Flu [35 paragraphs]. Fact Sheet, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health [On-line information]. Available FTP: http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/flu.htm

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CDC (2002 September 20, Updated). Flu Facts for Everyone [24 paragraphs]. Centers For Disease Control (CDC) [On-line information]. Available FTP: http://www.cdc.gov/nip/Flu/Public.htm

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CDC (2002 July 9, Reviewed). Influenza: The Disease [11 paragraphs]. National Center for Infectious Diseases [On-line information]. Available FTP: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/flu/fluinfo.htm

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CDC (2002 July 9, Reviewed). Antiviral Drug Information [10 paragraphs]. National Center for Infectious Diseases [On-line information]. Available FTP: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/flu/fluviral.htm

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CDC (2002). Laboratory Diagnostic Procedures for Influenza, Diagnosis of influenza [6 paragraphs]. National Center for Infectious Diseases [On-line information]. Available FTP: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/flu/flu_dx_table.htm

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CDC (2001 November 27, Modified). Inhalational Anthrax, Influenza, or Influenza-like Illness? [9 paragraphs]. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [On-line information]. Available FTP: http://www.cdc.gov/nip/Flu/MMWR_summary_11-9.htm

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Hurtado, R. (2002 March 1). Influenza [11 paragraphs]. MEDLINEplus Health Information, Encylopedia [On-line information]. Available FTP: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000080.htm

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Montato, N., et. al. (2000 December 1). Updated Treatment for Influenza A and B [35 paragraphs]. American Family Physician [On-line information]. Available FTP: http://www.aafp.org/afp/20001201/2467.html

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Kingston, B. and Wright, C. (2002 January 1). Influenza in the Nursing Home [23 paragraphs]. American Family Physician [On-line journal]. Available FTP: http://www.aafp.org/afp/20020101/75.html

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Baylor College of Medicine (2002). Virology Question of the Month, How accurate are the new rapid tests for flu? [4 paragraphs]. Diagnostic Virology Laboratory Newsletter [On-line newsletter]. Available FTP: http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/pedi/infect/dvl/nws10_2001.htm

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Locke, J. (2001 July 9). Rapid Infectious Disease Testing (Strep and Flu Diagnostics) The Promise and Pitfalls [16 paragraphs]. Clinical Laboratory Strategies [Unpublished version of published article]. Available E-mail: jtechwriter@yahoo.com

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Harvard (2002 October). Fleeing crummy? Is it the flu? [14 paragraphs]. Harvard Health Letter [Newsletter]. Associated FTP: http://www.health.harvard.edu

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College of American Pathology (2002 October 09). CLIA Waived Test List [56 paragraphs]. CAP Laboratory Improvement, Surveys/EXCEL (On-line serial). Available FTP: http://www.cap.org/html/lip/waived.html