Rapid detection of human metapneumovirus strains in nasopharyngeal aspirates and shell vial cultures by monoclonal antibodies

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 3443-3446

  Percivalle, Elena ^a   Sarasini, Antonella ^a   Visai, Livia ^a   Revello, M Grazia ^a   Gerna, Giuseppe ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS; NASOPHARYNX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NASOPHARYNX; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TIME FACTORS; VIRUS CULTIVATION;

HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS;

EID: 22144442111     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.7.3443-3446.2005     Document Type: Article

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