Evaluation of the directigen FluA+B test for rapid diagnosis of influenza virus type A and B infections

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1675-1680

  Chan, K H ^a   Maldeis, N ^a   Pope, W ^a   Yup, A ^a   Ozinskas, A ^a   Gill, J ^a   Seto, W H ^a   Shortridge, K F ^a   Peiris, J S M ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TYPING;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; NASOPHARYNX; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALIA; HUMAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0036255946     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.5.1675-1680.2002     Document Type: Article

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