Evaluation of rapid influenza diagnostic tests for influenza A (H3N2)v virus and updated case count - United States, 2012

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 61, Issue 32, 2012, Pages 619-621

  Richards, Shawn ^a   Conover, Craig ^b   DiOrio, Mary ^c   Park, Sarah ^d   Balish, Amanda ^e   Garten, Rebecca ^e   Klimov, Alexander ^e   Villanueva, Julie ^e   Brammer, Lynnette ^e   Epperson, Scott ^e   Blanton, Lenee ^e   Biggerstaff, Matt ^e   Jhung, Michael ^e   Finelli, Lyn ^e   Bresee, Joseph ^e  

^a INDIANA STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d Hawaii Department of Health   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; CHILD; GENETICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H3N2; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SWINE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H3N2 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LABORATORIES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SWINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866369183     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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