Real-time reverse-transcription PCR in the diagnosis of influenza A (H1N1)v in intensive care unit adult patients

Critical Care

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Gimeno, Concepción ^a,b   Navarro, David ^b,c  

^a Consorcio Hospital General Universitario ^*  (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c Hosp Clin Univ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CRITICAL ILLNESS; GENETICS; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; NASOPHARYNX; NOTE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NASOPHARYNX; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 77950365708     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc8164     Document Type: Letter

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