Evaluation of a new dot blot enzyme immunoassay (directigen flu A+B) for simultaneous and differential detection of influenza A and B virus antigens from respiratory samples

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 3515-3517

  Reina, Jordi ^a   Padilla, Emma ^a   Alonso, Fermin ^a   Ruiz de Gopegui, Enrique ^a   Munar, Maria ^a   Mari, Margarita ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SON ESPASES   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA B VIRUS ANTIGEN; INFLUENZA VIRUS ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRUS DETECTION; CLASSIFICATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; INFLUENZA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; VIROLOGY; VIRUS CULTURE;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, HUMAN; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; VIRUS CULTIVATION; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN;

EID: 0036708360     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.40.9.3515-3517.2002     Document Type: Article

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