Performance of virus isolation and Directigen® Flu A to detect influenza A virus in experimental human infection

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 191-197

  Kaiser, Laurent ^a   Briones, Marcus S ^a   Hayden, Frederick G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Directigen flu A; Enzyme immunoassay; Influenza A virus; Influenza diagnosis; Rapid viral diagnosis

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS REPLICATION; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; CELLS, CULTURED; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; NASOPHARYNX; PHARYNX; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRUS REPLICATION;

EID: 0032720204     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1386-6532(99)00058-X     Document Type: Article

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