Evaluation of multiple test methods for the detection of the novel 2009 influenza A (H1N1) during the New York City outbreak

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 191-195

  Ginocchio, Christine C ^a   Zhang, Frank ^a   Manji, Ryhana ^a   Arora, Suman ^a   Bornfreund, Mark ^a   Falk, Leon ^a   Lotlikar, Madhavi ^a   Kowerska, Margaret ^a   Becker, George ^a   Korologos, Diamanto ^a   de Geronimo, Marcella ^a   Crawford, James M ^a  

^a North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Influenza H1N1; Influenza H3N2; Novel influenza A; RVP

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOGENESIS; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY VIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; NEW YORK CITY; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649216525     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2009.06.005     Document Type: Article

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