Differential diagnoses of influenza A virus, influenza B virus, and respiratory syncytial virus infections by direct immunofluorescence using mixtures of monoclonal antibodies of different isotypes

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1798-1800

  Murphy, Paula ^b   Roberts, Zara M ^b   Waner, Joseph L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Children's Hospital Oklahoma City   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2B; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TYPING;

EID: 0030003008     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.7.1798-1800.1996     Document Type: Article

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