Validation of self-swab for virologic confirmation of influenza virus infections in a community setting

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 205, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 631-634

  Ip, Dennis K M ^a   Schutten, Martin ^c   Fang, Vicky J ^a   Fung, Rita O P ^a   Dutkowski, Regina T ^d   Chan, Kwok Hung ^b   Leung, Gabriel M ^a   Peiris, J S Malik ^a,b   Cowling, Benjamin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d HOFFMANN LA ROCHE INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OSELTAMIVIR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A; INFLUENZA B; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE SMEAR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; THROAT CULTURE; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS SHEDDING;

EID: 84856266624     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jir803     Document Type: Article

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