Clinical impact of timely reporting of IgM for West Nile Virus

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 122-124

  Barenfanger, J ^a   Drake, C ^a   Lawhorn, J ^a   O'Brien, J ^a   Mueller, T ^a  

^a MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Timeliness; Usefulness; West Nile Virus serology

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; IMMUNOASSAY; LABORATORY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VIROLOGY; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; WEST NILE FEVER;

EID: 24644491822     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2005.02.007     Document Type: Article

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