Rapid typing, subtyping and RNA quantification of influenza virus type a strains in respiratory secretions

New Microbiologica

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 319-327

  Percivalle, Elena ^a   Rovida, Francesca ^a   Piralla, Antonio ^a   Rognoni, Vanina ^a   Zavattoni, Maurizio ^a   Baldanti, Fausto ^a   Marchi, Antonietta ^b   Gerna, Giuseppe ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Pediatria   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory tract infections; Influenza virus A; Respiratory secretions; RNA quantification; Typing and subtyping

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; DOG; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPUTUM; VIROLOGY; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS LOAD;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; DOGS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SPUTUM; VIRAL LOAD; VIRUS CULTIVATION;

INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZAVIRUS A; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE;

EID: 52749094082     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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