Methods
A retrospective cohort was performed of all women who were pregnant or postpartum and had a negative RIDT followed by confirmatory rRT-PCR for influenza A, H1N1 and B during the influenza seasons from 2012-2015. Women were excluded if they only received one diagnostic test, were more than six weeks postpartum, were immunocompromised or were already receiving influenza treatment. The primary outcome was the NPV of the RIDT compared to the reference method of the rRT-PCR. Secondary outcomes included a demographic profile of influenza positive patients and factors associated with receiving antiviral treatment.
Methods
A retrospective cohort was performed of all women who were pregnant or postpartum and had a negative RIDT followed by confirmatory rRT-PCR for influenza A, H1N1 and B during the influenza seasons from 2012-2015. Women were excluded if they only received one diagnostic test, were more than six weeks postpartum, were immunocompromised or were already receiving influenza treatment. The primary outcome was the NPV of the RIDT compared to the reference method of the rRT-PCR. Secondary outcomes included a demographic profile of influenza positive patients and factors associated with receiving antiviral treatment.
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