Evaluation of the ESPLINE® Influenza A & B-N assay for the detection of influenza A and B in nasopharyngeal aspirates

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 761-766

  De Witte, E ^a   Goossens, H ^a,b   Ieven, M ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFLUENZA A; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA B; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNGEAL ASPIRATION; NONHUMAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; NETHERLANDS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIROLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862903200     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-011-1372-1     Document Type: Article

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