High sensitivity of a rapid immunochromatographic test for detection of influenza A virus 2009 H1N1 in nasopharyngeal aspirates from young children

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2658-2659

  Andresen, David N ^a   Kesson, Alison M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHIC TEST; INFANT; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; NASOPHARYNGEAL ASPIRATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS SHEDDING; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; NASOPHARYNX; NEWBORN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; VIROLOGY;

INFLUENZA A VIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMATOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; NASOPHARYNX; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; VIROLOGY;

EID: 77954443636     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00229-10     Document Type: Letter

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