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Okay, this question here says, what test could you use to identify influenza virus in a patient? so actually there are many tests that can be used to identify influenza virus.
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Well, the choice of, or a test of choice may depend on factors such as the stage of the infection, availability of resources, and specific requirements of the healthcare settings.
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For example, you have the rapid influenza diagnostic test.
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Okay, and these are commonly used in clinics and doctor's offices, and they provide results within 15 to 30 minutes, and are based on detecting viral antigens in respiratory specimens, usually nasal swabs.
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Then you have the reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction.
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Okay, so this is a molecular technique that detects viral rna.
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So it is very sensitive, and is often considered the gold standard for influenza diagnosis.
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And pcr can differentiate between influenza a and influenza b strains, and can also subtype influenza a viruses.
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Then you can also use nads, that stands for nucleic acid amplification test.
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So this includes methods like, for example, pcr and nucleic acid sequence -based amplification...