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| Company Markets 20 Minute Flu Swab Test |
| 2008-06-14 |
| Includes: 22 complete tests, 20 specimen collections, 1 set +/- controls Suggested Retail Price: $180.00 ZstatFlu utilizes a throat-swab specimen and employs approximately 2 minutes of tech time and 20 minutes processing time. It can be stored at room temperature. 99% of people without flu have a negative test result. That is, there is a 1% false positive rate. Although the ZstatFlu-II test did not distinguish between influenza virus types A and B, the test identified both types of viruses with a sensitivity and a specificity comparable to those of culture. |
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| Posted by: bombay 2008-06-14 23:22 |