Title: Gargle sample is an effective option in a novel molecular point-of-care test for influenza: a multicenter study Short running head: A novel rapid molecular POC test for Flu Authors:

Affiliations: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki, Japan Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki, Japan Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, University of Michigan, Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA Urabe Otorhinolaryngology Clinic, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki, Japan Iida Naika Syounika Clinic, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki, Japan Ohisama Pediatric Clinic, Nagayo-cho, Nagasaki, Japan Nishida Gastrointestinal Internal Medicine Clinic, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki, Japan Onitsuka Internal Medicine Clinic, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki, Japan Department of Respiratory Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Nagasaki Genbaku Hospital, All rights reserved. No reuse allowed without permission. (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder, who has granted medRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity. The copyright holder for this preprint this version posted July 26, 2022. ; https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.06.03.22275936 doi: medRxiv preprint