Laboratory diagnosis of influenza: Recent advances

Seminars in Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 85-89

  Demmler, Gail J ^a,b,c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Feigin Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; DIRECTGEN FLU A; DIRECTGEN FLU A/B; FLU OIA; QUIK VUE; REAGENT; ZSTAT FLU;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INFLUENZA; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; OUTPATIENT; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0036255188     PISSN: 10451870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/spid.2002.122994     Document Type: Article

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