A new examination can detect flu in just thirty seconds, but researches have shown these examinations often give false outcomes

A new research probed Rapid Influenza Diagnostic Testing (RIDTs) in various paediatric patients and discovered the examinations may be more effectual at diagnosing flu in kids rather than in adolescents.

Around 820 kids with flu-like illness were examined for respiratory viruses over two flu seasons including 2007-08 and 2008-09.

Research authors detected RIDTs were more sensible in kids aged five and younger and in patients who were examined within two days of symptom beginning, said a release of the American Academy of Paediatrics.

The researchers suggested that RIDTs may have a role in diagnosing 2009 H1N1 influenza in this population, who are more likely to grow influenza-related problems, more likely to spread influenza, and more likely to benefit from antiviral therapy.

These results are destined for publication in the March issue of Paediatrics. (With Input from Agencies)