Test characteristics of commercial influenza assays for detecting pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 261-262

  Sandora, Thomas J ^a   Smole, Sandra C ^b   Lee, Grace M ^a,c   Chung, Sarita ^a   Williams, Laura ^a   McAdam, Alexander J ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Influenza; Pediatrics; Sensitivity; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PANDEMIC; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77649221504     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181be9f9c     Document Type: Article

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