Rapid-test sensitivity for novel swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus in humans

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 361, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 728-729

  Faix, Dennis J ^a   Sherman, Sterling S ^a   Waterman, Steven H ^b  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; LETTER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SWINE INFLUENZA VIRUS; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; HEALTH SURVEY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEXICO; MILITARY MEDICINE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY;

CALIFORNIA; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MEXICO; MILITARY MEDICINE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 68849123731     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc0904264     Document Type: Letter

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