Molecular detection and typing of influenza viruses: Are we ready for an influenza pandemic?

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 194-197

  MacKay, W G ^a   van Loon, A M ^b   Niedrig, M ^c   Meijer, A ^d   Lina, B ^e   Niesters, H G M ^f  

^a Quality Control for Molecular Diagnostics (QCMD)   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^d NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^e HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

^f UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Avian flu; Influenza virus; Molecular diagnostics; Pandemic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HEMAGGLUTINATION TEST; INFLUENZA VIRUS; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; NONHUMAN; PANDEMIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS TYPING;

ANIMALS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HEMAGGLUTININ GLYCOPROTEINS, INFLUENZA VIRUS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H3N2 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LABORATORIES; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE STANDARDS; VIRAL LOAD; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 44249127206     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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