geauxtohell
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I pulled up the email.I don't have the page open, so I might be a bit off... but it's something like upwards of 60% false negative.
I believe that's a low sensitivity. Specificity yields false positives.
At anyrate, if that's correct, over half of the people who are "negative" have the virus. Thus, the test is really only good to determine a positive test.
I had it backward (I knew there was a 60-something in there somewhere). Sorry =\The Rapid Influenza tests are positive in only 40-69% of the cases of proven H1N1. Thus, it is not a sensitive test and means that a negative Rapid Influenza Test DOES NOT rule out H1N1.
Well, like I said, I always mix up specificity and sensitivity too.