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Page 5 of 66QuickVue+ Strep A test

FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY

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FOR INFORMATIONAL USE ONLY

Not to be used for performing assay. Refer to most current package insert accompanying your test kit.

INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS

Positive Results may be read as early as 5 minutes after or as late as ten minutes

after adding the sample.

Negative Results at ﬁve minutes must be conﬁrmed negative at 10 minutes.

Positive Result:

The sample contains Group A Streptococcus antigen when you see:

 A pink and blue plus sign (+) in the large square Read Result Window

along with a pink color in the small square Control Window

AND

 Any shade of blue color in the Test Complete Window

Note: the combination of any shade of a pink vertical line in the Read Result Window and

any blue shade in the Complete Result Window should be interpreted as a positive result.

Negative Result:

The sample does not contain Group A Streptococcus antigen when

you see at 10 minutes after adding the sample:

 A blue minus sign (–) in the large square Read Result Window

along with a pink color in the small square Control Window

AND

 Any shade of blue color in the Test Complete Window

Note: A negative QuickVue+ result indicates a presumptive negative test result for the

presence of Group A Streptococcal antigen.

Invalid Result:

The result is invalid if:

 At 10 minutes, no shade of blue appears in the Test Complete Window

 No pink color appears in the Control Window by 10 minutes

 Background color in the Read Result Window interferes with test

interpretation at 10 minutes

Note: In the case of an invalid result, a new patient sample should be tested

using a new QuickVue+ Strep A test, or contact Quidel Technical Support.