Xpert Flu for point-of-care diagnosis of human influenza in industrialized countries

Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 411-418

  Salez, Nicolas ^a   Nougairede, Antoine ^a,b   Ninove, Laetitia ^a,b   Zandotti, Christine ^b   De Lamballerie, Xavier ^a,b   Charrel, Rémi N ^a,b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b AP HM Timone   (France)

Author keywords

diagnosis; influenza A; influenza B; molecular diagnostics; PCR; point of care; respiratory infection

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA A; INFLUENZA B; INFLUENZA VIRUS; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; SEASONAL INFLUENZA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TURNAROUND TIME; VIRUS LOAD; XPERT FLU TEST; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; INFLUENZA, HUMAN;

DIAGNOSTIC KIT;

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84898930354     PISSN: 14737159     EISSN: 17448352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737159.2014.901152     Document Type: Review

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