Evaluation of four methods for the diagnosis of respiratory syncytial virus infection in older adults

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 71-73

  Falsey, Ann R ^a   McCann, Robert M ^a   Hall, William J ^b   Criddle, Mary M ^a  

^a ROCHESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INOCULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOSE SMEAR; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEROLOGY; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0030024086     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1996.tb05641.x     Document Type: Article

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