Comparison of direct fluorescent antibody staining and real-time reverse transcriptase PCR for the detection of novel 2009 influenza A (H1N1) in nasopharyngeal samples

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 65-66

  Berg, Benjamin ^a   Newton, Duane ^a   LeBar, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

DFA; H1N1; Influenza A; ProFlu+; ProFluST; RtRT PCR

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; NASOPHARYNX; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; STAINING; VIRUS LOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; NASAL LAVAGE FLUID; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 79961129471     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: 18735967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2011.06.002     Document Type: Letter

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