Performance of rapid-test kits for the detection of the pandemic influenza A/H1N1 virus

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 387-389

  Tsao, Kuo Chien ^a,b   Kuo, Yung Bin ^b,c   Huang, Chung Guei ^a,b   Chau, Shao Wen ^a   Chan, Err Cheng ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Influenza A virus H1N1; Pandemic; Rapid influenza diagnostic test

Indexed keywords

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H3N2; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; NASOPHARYNX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TAIWAN; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS STRAIN;

HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H3N2 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TAIWAN; VIRAL LOAD; VIROLOGY;

INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE;

EID: 79954616686     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2011.02.009     Document Type: Article

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