Diagnosis of human metapneumovirus by immunofluorescence staining with monoclonal antibodies in the North-East of England

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 193-196

  Fenwick, F ^a   Young, B ^b   McGuckin, R ^a   Robinson, M J ^a   Taha, Y ^b   Taylor, C E ^b   Toms, G L ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human metapneumovirus; Imunofluorescence diagnosis; Monoclonal antibody; Polyclonal antibody

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; RABBIT ANTISERUM; REAGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HOSPITALIZED INFANT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RESPIRATORY VIRUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS; VIRUS STRAIN;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; CELL LINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 35248836935     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2007.07.018     Document Type: Article

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