A 5-year evaluation of the adenoclone test for the rapid diagnosis of adenovirus from conjunctival swabs

Cornea

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 363-367

  Wiley, Lee A ^b   Roba, Laurie A ^b   Kowalski, Regis P ^b   Romanowski, Eric G ^b   Gordon, Y Jerold ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Adenoclone; Adenovirus; Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRAL CONJUNCTIVITIS; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ADENOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; CONJUNCTIVA; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROTYPING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029975580     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-199607000-00005     Document Type: Article

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