- A dedicated quality control set used to verify the performance of influenza diagnostic testing
Uses
- Quality Control Verification:
- Serves as an external quality control mechanism to verify the performance of the Acucy™ Influenza A&B Test system
- Operator Assessment:
- Used by laboratory supervisors and clinical managers to audit and validate operator testing techniques and proficiency
- Antigen Crosstalk Mitigation:
- Validates that the test can accurately distinguish between different influenza viral strains without cross-reactivity
Features
- Coated Swabs:
- Contains 10 specialized swabs pre-coated with dried, inactivated influenza virus
- Dual-Level Controls:
- Packaged as a split set containing 5 Influenza A(+) / B(-) positive control swabs and 5 Influenza A(-) / B(+) positive control swabs
- Inactivated Strains:
- Utilizes formalin-inactivated viral strains proven unable to infect cell cultures for enhanced workplace safety
- Preservation Packaging:
- Each control swab is individually foil-pouched alongside a desiccant and includes 0.05% sodium azide as a preservative
Benefits
- Regulatory Compliance:
- Helps point-of-care clinics and laboratories satisfy local, state, and CLIA requirements for running routine external positive and negative quality controls
- Dual-Purpose Efficiency:
- Each swab acts simultaneously as a positive control for one flu strain and a negative control for the other, saving time and reducing the number of individual control runs needed
- Diagnostic Peace of Mind:
- Minimizes the risk of false patient reporting by confirming the functional integrity of the lateral flow strips and extraction reagents prior to testing clinical specimens
