Updated
Respiratory
Specimen Testing Daily Update
Emergency Unit Rapid Influenza Testing
Total # specimens tested = 9
Influenza A positive = 3
Influenza B positive = 0
Viral Culture with Respiratory Virus DFA Stain
Total # specimens tested = 23
# Positive for a respiratory virus = 5*
* breakdown of viruses detected
|
VIRUS NAME |
# detected |
|
Influenza A |
5 |
|
Influenza B |
0 |
|
Parainfluenza |
0 |
|
Adenovirus |
0 |
|
Rhinovirus |
0 |
|
human Metapneumovirus |
0 |
|
RSV |
0 |
At this time, according
to the Missouri State Public Health Laboratory and the CDC, approximately 99%
of Influenza A virus detected by the above methods is the novel H1N1 Influenza
A (aka swine flu) virus. Negative Rapid
Influenza tests should be confirmed by viral culture or DFA stain.
Click here for information from the St. Louis County Health Department.
Click here for information provided by the MO Department of Health.
Click here for Flu A/ H1N1 swine virus updates from the CDC.
Click here for weekly & seasonal statistics from St. Louis Children’s Hospital Virology Lab.
S. Bledsoe, Virology Supervisor