Performance of laboratory diagnostics for the detection of influenza A(H1N1)v virus as correlated with the time after symptom onset and viral load

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 182-185

  Cheng, Peter K C ^a   Wong, Kitty K Y ^a   Mak, Gannon C ^a   Wong, Ann H ^a   Ng, Anita Y Y ^a   Chow, Salina Y K ^a   Lam, Ricky K H ^a   Lau, C S ^a   Ng, K C ^a   Lim, Wilina ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Novel pandemic influenza A (H1N1)v virus; Rapid antigen test; RT PCR; Viral culture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID ANTIGEN TEST; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOM; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS LOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; INFANT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; VIRAL LOAD; VIRUS CULTIVATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74149087235     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2009.11.022     Document Type: Article

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