Poor clinical sensitivity of rapid antigen test for influenza A pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1662-1664

  Drexler, Jan Felix ^a   Helmer, Angelika ^a   Kirberg, Heike ^a   Reber, Ulrike ^a   Panning, Marcus ^a   Müller, Marcel ^a   Höfling, Katja ^a   Matz, Bertfried ^a   Drosten, Christian ^a   Eis Hübinger, Anna Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PANDEMIC; RAPID ANTIGEN TEST; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VIRUS CONCENTRATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349970279     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1510.091186     Document Type: Article

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