Ruling out novel H1N1 influenza virus infection with direct fluorescent antigen testing

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Pollock, Nira R ^a   Duong, Scott ^a   Cheng, Annie ^a   Han, Linda L ^b   Smole, Sandra ^b   Kirby, James E ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b State Laboratory Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECT FLUORESCENT ANTIGEN TEST; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST;

ANTIGENS, VIRAL; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 70049088647     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/644502     Document Type: Article

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