Rapid assays for the diagnosis of influenza A and B viruses in patients evaluated at a large tertiary care children's hospital during two consecutive winter seasons

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 143-147

  Cruz, Andrea T ^a,b   Cazacu, Andreea C ^a   Greer, Jewel M ^c   Demmler, Gail J ^a,c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Emergency Medicine   (United States)

^c TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Influenza; Pediatric; Rapid assay

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VIRUS DETECTION; WINTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEXAS; TIME FACTORS; VIRUS CULTIVATION;

EID: 38749117143     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2007.11.006     Document Type: Article

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