A nationally coordinated laboratory system for human avian influenza A (H5N1) in Thailand: Program design, analysis, and evaluation

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1394-1400

  Kitphati, Rungrueng ^a   Apisarnthanarak, Anucha ^b   Chittaganpitch, Malinee ^a   Tawatsupha, Pranee ^a   Auwanit, Wattana ^a   Puthavathana, Pilaipan ^c   Auewarakul, Prasert ^c   Uiprasertkul, Mongkol ^c   Mundy, Linda M ^d   Sawanpanyalert, Pathom ^a  

^a Thai National Institute of Health   (Thailand)

^b THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THAILAND; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LABORATORIES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THAILAND;

EID: 42549097088     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/586752     Document Type: Article

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