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## Overview

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## Laboratory Findimgs

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The available laboratory tests for influenza continue to improve. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) maintains an up-to-date summary of available laboratory tests.[1] According to the CDC, rapid diagnostic tests have a sensitivity of 70–75% and specificity of 90–95% when compared with viral culture. These tests may be especially useful during the influenza season (prevalence=25%) but in the absence of a local outbreak, or peri-influenza season (prevalence=10%).

## References

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1. ↑ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Lab Diagnosis of Influenza. Accessed on January 1, 2007

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