INFLUENZATOP BSS

Influenza (commonly known as ‘flu’) is a highly contagious, acute viral infection of the respiratory tract. It is a communicable disease easily transmitted through the coughing and sneezing of aerosolized droplets containing live virus.1 Influenza outbreaks occur each year during the fall and winter months. Type A viruses are typically more prevalent than type B viruses and are associated with most serious influenza epidemics, while type B infections are usually milder. Worldwide, influenza epidemics are responsible for approximately 5 million severe cases and 290,000 to 650,000 deaths.*

* Sources: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/influenza-(seasonal) (WHO data) https://www.pasteur.fr/fr/centre-medical/fiches-maladies/grippe#epidmiologie

Detection of influenza antigens
Differenciation between type A and type B
Easy to use, nasopharyngeal swab or nasal aspirate
Rapid, result in 8 minutes
Reliable
Type A : Sensibility : 87,2 % ; Specificity : 94,5 %
Type B : Sensibility : 92,5 % ; Specificity : 97,5 %
Practical, the kit allows to perform 20 tests

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