Diagnostic performance of a rapid antigen test for RSV in comparison with a 19-valent multiplex RT-PCR ELISA in children with acute respiratory tract infections (European Journal of Pediatrics DOI: 10.1007/s00431-007-0581-1);Diagnostic performance of a rapid antigen test for RSV in comparison with a 19-valent multiplex RT-PCR ELISA in children with acute respiratory tract infections

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 167, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 745-749

  Schützle, Heike ^a   Weigl, Josef ^b   Puppe, Wolfram ^b,d   Forster, Johannes ^c   Berner, Reinhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^c Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology St Josefs Hospital Freiburg   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antigen test; Enzyme immunoassay; Respiratory syncytial virus; Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNGEAL ASPIRATION; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPUTUM CULTURE; TRACHEAL ASPIRATION PROCEDURE;

EID: 44349165217     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-008-0805-z     Document Type: Erratum

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