Comparison of two rapid influenza A/B test kits with reference methods showing high specificity and sensitivity for influenza A infection

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 619-622

  Booth, Susanne ^a   Baleriola, Cristina ^a   Rawlinson, William D ^a,b  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flu; Point of care diagnosis; Rapid detection

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NASOPHARYNX; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; POINT OF CARE TESTING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROAT CULTURE; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; NASOPHARYNX; PHARYNX; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALIA; AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; INFLUENZAVIRUS A; INFLUENZAVIRUS B; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE;

EID: 33645947349     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.20584     Document Type: Article

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