Influenza a H9N2: Aspects of laboratory diagnosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 3426-3427

  Peiris, M ^a   Yam, W C ^a   Chan, K H ^a   Ghose, P ^a   Shortridge, K F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HEMAGGLUTINATION INHIBITION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0032880583     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.10.3426-3427.1999     Document Type: Article

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