Rapid tests for the diagnosis of influenza

Australian Prescriber

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 64-67

  Foo, Hong ^a   Dwyer, Dominic E ^a  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antigen detection; Immunofluorescence; Point of care testing

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INFLUENZA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; POINT OF CARE TESTING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 66749115389     PISSN: 03128008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18773/austprescr.2009.034     Document Type: Short Survey

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