Influenza A H1N1 diagnostics: the first, the fastest, and the most reliable

The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 721-722

  Biere, Barbara ^a   Schweiger, Brunhilde ^a   Nitsche, Andreas ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMAGGLUTININ; SIALIDASE;

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EPIDEMIC; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PANDEMIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

HEMAGGLUTININS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; NEURAMINIDASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 72149098149     PISSN: 14733099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(09)70301-9     Document Type: Letter

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