Clinical diagnosis of influenza virus infection: Evaluation of diagnostic tools in general practice

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 51, Issue 469, 2001, Pages 630-634

  Van Elden, L J R ^a   Van Essen, G A ^a   Boucher, C A B ^a   Van Loon, A M ^a   Nijhuis, M ^a   Schipper, P ^a   Verheij, T J M ^a   Hoepelman, I M ^a  

^a NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antiviral drugs; Clinical diagnosis; Influenza; Polymerase chain reaction; Rapid culture; Virus culture

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; FEVER; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROAT CULTURE; VIRUS CULTURE;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; VIROLOGY;

EID: 0034906539     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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