Multiplex PCR tests sentinel the appearance of pandemic influenza viruses including H1N1 swine influenza

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 200-202

  Mahony, James B ^a   Hatchette, Todd ^b   Ojkic, Davor ^c   Drews, Steven J ^d   Gubbay, Jonathan ^d   Low, Donald E ^d   Petric, Martin ^e   Tang, Patrick ^e   Chong, Sylvia ^a   Luinstra, Kathy ^a   Petrich, Astrid ^a   Smieja, Marek ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d PUBLIC HEALTH ONTARIO   (Canada)

^e BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Detection of pandemic flu; Swine influenza detection; xTAG RVP test

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; BIRD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NONHUMAN; PANDEMIC; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; HORSES; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWINE;

EID: 67649230964     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2009.05.031     Document Type: Article

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