Early detection of influenza A and B infection in infants and children using conventional and fluorescence-based rapid testing

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 329-333

  Rath, Barbara ^a   Tief, Franziska ^a   Obermeier, Patrick ^a   Tuerk, Ewelina ^a   Karsch, Katharina ^a   Muehlhans, Susann ^a   Adamou, Eleni ^a   Duwe, Susanne ^b   Schweiger, Brunhilde ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Infants; Influenza; POC; Rapid testing; RSV

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFANT; INFLUENZA A; INFLUENZA B; LABORATORY DEVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERFORMANCE; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEST STRIP; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADOLESCENT; BERLIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIROLOGY;

EID: 84867880437     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: 18735967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2012.08.002     Document Type: Article

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