Field performance of a rapid diagnostic test for influenza in an ambulatory setting

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2699-2703

  Rouleau, Isabelle ^a   Charest, Hugues ^b   Douville Fradet, Monique ^b   Skowronski, Danuta M ^c   De Serres, Gaston ^a,b,d  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^c BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS;

EID: 69949095269     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00762-09     Document Type: Article

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