Cytospin-enhanced immunofluorescence and impact of sample quality on detection of novel swine origin (H1N1) influenza virus

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 957-959

  Landry, Marie L ^a,b   Ferguson, David ^b  

^a YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NASOPHARYNGEAL SWAB; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS LOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; NASOPHARYNX; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIROLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 77749319429     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01678-09     Document Type: Article

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