Comparison of Cepheid's analyte-specific reagents with BD directigen for detection of respiratory syncytial virus

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 604-606

  Goodrich, Jennifer S ^a   Miller, Melissa B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GOLD STANDARD; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNX; NUCLEOCAPSID PROTEINS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS, HUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS; RICE STRIPE VIRUS;

EID: 33847039528     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01325-06     Document Type: Article

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