PENZBERG, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Roche assay for the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus detects RNA from the 2009 H1N1 Influenza A virus and provides a rapid means of identification of patients infected with this virus. In order to ensure continued specificity and sensitivity of the Roche's Influenza A/H1N1 assay, Roche performs sequence comparisons with all available 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus sequences on a regular basis. The detection set primers and probes were evaluated in mid-November, and no significant or relevant changes were identified in the published 2009 H1N1 Influenza sequences that could affect the performance of the Roche assay.
