CLIA waived testing in infectious diseases

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1009-1012

  Overturf, Gary D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Infectious disease diagnosis; Point of care testing; Waived testing

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN A; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN B;

CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; LABORATORY TEST; LYME DISEASE; NONHUMAN; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; SHORT SURVEY; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS; ARTICLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; LABORATORY; STANDARD;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 58149165100     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31818f888f     Document Type: Short Survey

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