Research Article

Evaluation of Lateral-Flow Assay for Rapid Detection of Influenza Virus

Table 3

Subgroup analysis results.

Subgroup analysisNumber of studiesSensitivity (95% CI)Specificity (95% CI)

Group A
 Nasal swab60.88 (0.85-0.91)90.5%0.97 (0.95-0.98)15.8%
 Nasopharyngeal aspirates30.93 (0.88-0.96)90.6%0.88 (0.84-0.91)91.7%
 Nasopharyngeal swab70.82 (0.78-0.85)83.0%1.00 (0.99-1.00)42.1%
 Oropharyngeal swab20.62 (0.54-0.70)0.0%1.00 (0.99-1.00)61.8%

Group B
 Culture20.75 (0.65-0.83)10.9%0.91 (0.88-0.93)97.5%
 PCR200.85 (0.83-0.86)92.2%0.99 (0.98-0.99)83.6%
 Culture+PCR20.88 (0.74-0.96)88.2%0.98 (0.96-0.99)58.7%

CI: confidence interval.