RCHC Community Project Abstracts

Rapid Influenza Testing in the Cottage Grove Community Hospital
Date of project: 8/3/2009

The goal of this project is to determine the number of positive and negative cases of influenza that have been detected with the QuickVue rapid influenza test at the Cottage Grove Community Hospital (CGCH) between 7/9/09- 8/25/09. CGCH encompasses an emergency department, medical ward, and outpatient clinics in Cottage Grove, a community of 18,000 in the southern part of Lane County, Oregon. The first screening test used by CGCH in the workup of acute influenza is the QuickVue Influenza test, which detects influenza A and B antigens directly from a patient’s nasal sample. The basic demographics of the patient population tested at CGCH during the study period is outlined, and the most common symptoms of patients presenting with influenza are identified. The sensitivity and specificity of the QuickVue test is discussed along with the prevalence of influenza (specifically the novel H1N1 influenza A virus) in the region.

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