Comparison of GeneXpert FluA PCR to direct fluorescent antibody and respiratory viral panel PCR assays for detection of 2009 novel H1N1 influenza virus

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 4684-4685

  Miller, Steve ^a   Moayeri, Morvarid ^a   Wright, Carolyn ^b   Castro, Lina ^c   Pandori, Mark ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVICE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS DETECTION;

FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIROLOGY;

ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE;

EID: 78650071306     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00707-10     Document Type: Letter

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