Evaluation of five rapid diagnostic kits for influenza A/B virus

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 187, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 51-56

  Cho, Chi Hyun ^a   Woo, Mi Kyung ^a   Kim, Ju Yeon ^a   Cheong, Seok ^a   Lee, Chang Kyu ^a   An, SeongSoo A ^b   Lim, Chae Seung ^a   Kim, Woo Joo ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Gachon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Influenza A B; Rapid diagnostic test; Real time RT PCR; Sensitivity; Specificity; Virus culture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A; INFLUENZA B; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID TEST; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; THROAT CULTURE; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNX; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE;

EID: 84871810540     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: 18790984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2012.09.003     Document Type: Article

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