Rapid testing for pandemic influenza a (H1N1): Diagnostic test utility and specimen source

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 663-664

  Apisarnthanarak, Anucha ^a   Mundy, Linda M ^b  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; PANDEMIC; PREVALENCE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THAILAND; THROAT CULTURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; THAILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952140711     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/653075     Document Type: Letter

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