Rapid antigen test for pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 897-

  Diederen, Bram M W ^a   Veenendaal, Dick ^a   Jansen, Ruud ^a   Herpers, Bjorn L ^a   Ligtvoet, Eric E J ^a   Ijzerman, Ed P F ^a  

^a Laboratory of Public Health Haarlem   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNGEAL ASPIRATION; NONHUMAN; RAPID ANTIGEN TEST; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; INFANT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77951146389     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1605.091574     Document Type: Letter

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