When and How to Use

The sensitivity, comprehensiveness and speed of the xTAG RVP panel give it many applications in clinical practice, including:

• As an alternative to a rapid test 

• As a complement to a rapid test:
  • If rapid test was negative, it could be a false negative or a different virus
  • If rapid test was positive, there could still be co-infection, and false positives with rapid tests do occur.

• At hospital admission (ideally as part of the standard protocol) for inpatients with fever of unknown origin and/or respiratory symptoms

• As an aid in the detection of 2009 Influenza A/H1N1

• For identifying and containing outbreaks in a hospital or long-term care facility

• In immunocompromised or immunosuppressed patients with fever and/or respiratory symptoms

• For public health surveillance