Commercial immunoassay kits for the detection of influenza virus type A: Evaluation of their use with poultry

Avian Diseases

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 477-481

  Woolcock, Peter R ^a   Cardona, Carol J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian influenza; Directigen Flu A; Flu OiA; Immunoassays; NOW FLU A; QuickVue; Zstat Flu

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; IMMUNOASSAY; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIROLOGY;

AVES; AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; GALLUS GALLUS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZAVIRUS A; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE;

EID: 29244460623     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/7357-031605R.1     Document Type: Article

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