Reliable detection of respiratory syncytial virus infection in children for adequate hospital infection control management

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 3135-3139

  Abels, S ^a   Nadal, D ^a   Stroehle, A ^a   Bossart, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROTYPE; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INFECTION CONTROL; NASOPHARYNX; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUSES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS; RICE STRIPE VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES; SYNCYTIAL VIRUS;

EID: 0034821662     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.9.3135-3139.2001     Document Type: Article

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