There is no blood test for H1N1. The swab test must be sent to a CDC lab to verify that you have H1N1. The test in the Doctor’s office only verifies type A influenza.
Does this particular test show positive if it's really H1N1?
Oh, forgot to mention, my state has quit testing for H1N1 unless the person tests positive for flu AND requires hospitilization.
H1N1 test numbers will be in no way indicative of actual number of individuals infected.
from: http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm149571.htm
The below information about the test reports a NEGATIVE test result does not mean you do NOT have the swine flu. If that is the case, and as shown that is also cannot detect what stage it is in, then how can this test for sure tell the difference between influenza A and H1N1?
Maybe I am just being paranoid. But I would sure like to know a lot more about this test myself.
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In authorizing an EUA for the rRT-PCR Swine Flu Panel diagnostic test, the FDA has determined that it may be effective in testing samples from individuals diagnosed with influenza A infections, whose virus subtypes cannot be identified by currently available tests. This EUA allows the CDC to distribute the swine flu test to public health and other qualified laboratories that have the needed equipment and the personnel who are trained to perform and interpret the results.
The test amplifies the viral genetic material from a nasal or nasopharyngeal swab. A positive result indicates that the patient is presumptively infected with swine flu virus but not the stage of infection. However, a negative result does not, by itself, exclude the possibility of swine flu virus infection.
The EUA authority is part of Project BioShield, which became law in July 2004.