Diagnostic capacity of rapid influenza antigen test: Reappraisal with experience from the 2009 H1N1 pandemic

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 102-107

  Yang, Jeng How ^a   Huang, Po Yen ^a   Shie, Shian Shen ^a   Huang, Chung Guei ^a   Tsao, Kuo Chien ^a   Huang, Ching Tai ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

H1N1; Influenza; Rapid antigen test

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H3N2; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; PANDEMIC; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RAPID INFLUENZA ANTIGEN TEST; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS INFECTIVITY; VIRUS LOAD;

ANTIGENS, VIRAL; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PANDEMICS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIROLOGY;

EID: 84859832287     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: 19959133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.09.027     Document Type: Article

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