Enterovirus infections in Germany: Comparative evaluation of different laboratory diagnostic methods

Infection

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 138-142

  Buxbaum, S ^a   Berger, A ^a   Preiser, W ^a   Rabenau, H F ^a   Doerr, H W ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aseptic meningitis; Cell culture; Enterovirus; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; ASEPTIC MENINGITIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHO VIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENTEROVIRUS INFECTIONS; FECES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 0034991944     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-001-1052-7     Document Type: Article

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