Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics

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Clinical Usefulness of Rapid Antigen Test on the Diagnosis of Influenza

인플루엔자 진단을 위한 신속 항원검사의 유용성

  • Kim, Jae Seon (Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Eulji University) ;
  • Choi, Hyon Joo (Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Eulji University) ;
  • Ahn, Young Min (Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Eulji University) ;
  • Hwang, Young Ok (Department of Microbiology, Seoul Health and Environment Research Institute)
  • 김재선 (을지의과대학교 소아과학교실) ;
  • 최현주 (을지의과대학교 소아과학교실) ;
  • 안영민 (을지의과대학교 소아과학교실) ;
  • 황영옥 (서울시 보건환경연구원)
  • Received : 2005.07.07
  • Accepted : 2005.09.12
  • Published : 2005.12.15
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Abstract

Purpose : Influenza is a respiratory disease which prevails widely every year and shows high morbidity and mortality among not only chronic invalids and the old, but also among infants and young children. To prevent community-acquired influenza infection, to facilitate prompt antiviral therapy and to avoid unnecessary use of antibiotics, an easy, rapid diagnostic method for the influenza virus is needed. We evaluated a lateral-flow immunoassay(QuickVue Influenza Test), compared to viral culture. Methods : During two consecutive years from Jan. 2004 to June 2004 and from Feb. 2005 to Jan. 2005, 408 patients who were suffering from fever, cough and/or sore throat and myalgia were enrolled in our study. A total of 408 patients were tested with $QuickVue^{(R)}$(Quidel Co., San Diego, USA) influenza rapid antigen test and virus cultures at the same time. Results : Of the 408 patients tested, children who showed positive results at the virus culture numbered 77; among them, 55(71.4 percent) were type A/H3N2 and 22(28.5 percent) were type B. QuickVue influenza test had a sensitivity of 71.4 percent and a specificity of 95.8 percent. The positive and negative predictive values were 79.7 percent and 93.5 percent, respectively. Conclusion : In our study, this test had comparable high sensitivity and high specificity and many advantages, such as being easy to perform and simple to interpret, and showing rapid results. If rapid influenza antigen tests are widely applied in the clinic, we can begin treatment more rapidly and reduce influenza complications and the abuse of antibiotics.

목 적 : 인플루엔자는 해마다 유행하는 호흡기 질환으로서 만성질환자나 노인 뿐만 아니라 영아나 소아에게도 높은 유병률과 치사율을 나타내어 임상적 중요성이 주목되고 있다. 임상증상만으로는 다른 호흡기 바이러스나 세균감염과 감별이 어렵고, 전통적인 진단방법인 바이러스 배양검사는 소요 시간이 길고 배양방법도 까다로워 진단이 늦어지고 치료에도 적용하지 못하였다. 이에 따라 최근 검사방법이 간편하고 결과를 빨리 알 수 있는 신속검사법들이 소개되어 그 정확성과 임상에의 유용성이 많이 연구되고 있으나 국내에서는 연구례가 드문 실정이다. 이에 저자들은 신속검사의 정확성과 유용성을 평가하여 실질적인 검사법으로 정착시키고자 하였다. 방 법 : 2004년 1월부터 6월, 2005년 2월부터 6월까지 발열, 기침, 인후통 및 근육통 등의 증상으로 외래 내원 및 입원 치료를 받은 408명의 환아를 대상으로, 비인두 가검물을 채취하여 QuickVueR(Quidel Co., San Diego, USA) influenza rapid antigen test와 바이러스 배양을 동시에 시행하였다. 결 과 : 평균 연령은 $2.51{\pm}2.65$(2개월-15세)이고 남아는 239명, 여아는 169명이었다. 바이러스 배양에 양성을 보인 환아는 77명으로 이중 A/H3N2형은 55명(71.4%), B형은 22명(28.5%)이었다. 본 검사의 민감도는 71.4%, 특이도는 95.8%, 양성예측도는 79.7%, 음성예측도는 93.5%였으며 위양성률과 위음성률이 각각 4.2%, 28.5%로 나왔다. 결 론 : 본 검사는 비교적 민감도가 높아 선별 검사로서 적합하다고 생각되며, 특히 특이도가 높고 위양성률이 낮아 결과가 양성으로 나왔을 시 인플루엔자 감염의 가능성이 높아, 치료를 빨리 시작함으로써 증상의 호전을 기대할 수 있겠다. 앞으로 이러한 신속검사가 실제 임상에 널리 적용된다면 환자 침상에서 간편하고 빠르게 검사하여 결과를 바로 알고 치료를 조속히 시작하여 합병증을 줄이고 불필요한 항생제의 사용을 줄일 수 있으리라 기대된다.

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