Evaluation of four molecular assays for detection of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus in the routine diagnostic laboratory

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 82-84

  Troppan, K T ^a   Bozic, Michael ^a   Santner, Brigitte I ^a   Kessler, Harald H ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Assay; H1N1; Influenza; PCR; Real time

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EVALUATION; EXTRACTION; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INSTRUMENT; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAMPLING; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; RNA, VIRAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIROLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956652500     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2010.07.012     Document Type: Article

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