Immunofluorescence versus xTAG multiplex PCR for the detection of respiratory picornavirus infections in children

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 223-225

  Schindera, Christina ^a   Kraemer, Ann Lea ^a   Regamey, Nicolas ^a   Aebi, Christoph ^a,b   Gorgievski Hrisoho, Meri ^b   Barbani, Maria Teresa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Children; Enteroviruses; Immunofluorescence; PCR; Respiratory picornaviruses; Rhinoviruses

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; NASOPHARYNGEAL ASPIRATION; PICORNAVIRUS INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NASOPHARYNX; PICORNAVIRIDAE; PICORNAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIROLOGY;

EID: 77953123659     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2010.04.005     Document Type: Article

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