Positive predictive value of the UK clinical case definition for H1N1/09 ('swine') influenza

Journal of Infection

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 405-407

  Bicanic, T ^a   Solomon, A W ^a   Karunaharan, N ^a   Chua, F ^a   Pope, C ^a   Pond, M ^a   Herman, J ^a   Loyse, A ^a   Harrison, T ^a   Wansbrough Jones, M ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL INDICATOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ANIMALS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952542206     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2010.02.001     Document Type: Letter

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