Comparison of two nested PCR, cell culture, and antigen detection for the diagnosis of upper respiratory tract infections due to influenza viruses

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 215-220

  Magnard, Clémence ^a   Valette, Martine ^a   Aymard, Michèle ^a   Lina, Bruno ^a  

^a Ctr Natl de Ref pour la Grippe   (France)

Author keywords

Diagnostic procedure; ELISA; Evaluation; Influenza; Polymerase chain reaction; Tissue cell culture

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS DETECTION;

ANTIGENS, VIRAL; CELL LINE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENES, VIRAL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; NASAL MUCOSA; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

HUMAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; INFLUENZA VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0032872985     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(199910)59:2<215::AID-JMV15>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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