Experience with the rapid directigen test for influenza

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 37-39

  Drinka, Paul J ^a  

^a Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs   (United States)

Author keywords

Influenza; Nursing home; Prophylaxis; Rapid test

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; NONHUMAN; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PREDICTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VETERAN; VIRUS CULTURE;

EID: 32444447578     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2005.05.011     Document Type: Article

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