Comparison of Xpert Flu rapid nucleic acid testing with rapid antigen testing for the diagnosis of influenza A and B

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 186, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 137-140

  DiMaio, Michael A ^a   Sahoo, Malaya K ^a   Waggoner, Jesse ^a   Pinsky, Benjamin A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct fluorescent antibody; GeneXpert; Influenza A; Influenza B; Rapid antigen test; Rapid influenza diagnostic test; Xpert Flu

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INFLUENZA A; INFLUENZA B; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H3N2; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NASOPHARYNX; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID ANTIGEN TEST; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84869035833     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: 18790984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2012.07.023     Document Type: Article

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