Analytical and clinical sensitivity of the 3M rapid detection influenza A+B assay

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3804-3807

  Dale, Suzanne E ^a,b   Mayer, Christine ^a   Mayer, Marie C ^a   Menegus, Marilyn A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HAMILTON REGIONAL LABORATORY MEDICINE PROGRAM   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEOPROTEIN; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DILUTION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

ANTIGENS, VIRAL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 55849125762     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01779-08     Document Type: Article

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