Novel fast reverse transcriptase PCR assay for molecular detection of human influenza A (H1N1) virus

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1985-1986

  Dutra, Isa F ^a   Bettencourt, Bruno F ^a   Fialho, Raquel N ^a   Couto, Ana R ^a   Soares, Marta S ^a   Santos, Margarida R ^a   Pinheiro, João P ^a   Bruges Armas, Jácome ^a  

^a Hospital Santo Espirito de Angra do Heroesmo   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1 INFECTION; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS DETECTION;

HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; VIROLOGY;

INFLUENZA A VIRUS;

EID: 77951781287     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00254-10     Document Type: Letter

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