Evaluation of the Quidel QuickVue test for detection of influenza A and B viruses in the pediatric emergency medicine setting by use of three specimen collection methods

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2638-2641

  Agoritsas, Konstantinos ^b   Mack, Kathy ^b   Bonsu, Bema K ^a,b   Goodman, Debbie ^b   Salamon, Douglas ^b   Marcon, Mario J ^a,b  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; NEWBORN; NOSE SMEAR; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; NOSE; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRUS CULTIVATION;

CERCOPITHECINE HERPESVIRUS 1; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE;

EID: 33746211133     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02644-05     Document Type: Article

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