Influenza viral load and rapid influenza diagnostic tests in children and adults

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 99-100

  Hara, Michimaru ^a   Morihara, Masao ^b   Takao, Shinichi ^c   Fukuda, Shinji ^c   Shimazu, Yukie ^c   Tanizawa, Yukie ^c   Matsuo, Takeshi ^c  

^a Hara Pediatric Clinic   (Japan)

^b Morihara Clinic   (Japan)

^c HIROSHIMA PREFECTURAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Children versus adults; Nasopharyngeal aspirate; Rapid influenza diagnostic test; Real time RT PCR; Seasonal influenza A (H1N1) virus; Viral load

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H3N2; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNGEAL ASPIRATION; NONHUMAN; NOSE SECRETION; NOSE SMEAR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID INFLUENZA DIAGNOSTIC TEST; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS LOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 84860764310     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: 18790070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.01.018     Document Type: Article

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