Evaluation of the Alere i influenza A&B nucleic acid amplification test by use of respiratory specimens collected in viral transport medium

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 3992-3995

  Bell, J Jeremiah ^a,b   Selvarangana, Rangaraj ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALERE I INFLUENZA A AND B ASSAY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA A; INFLUENZA B; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY VIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRAL TRANSPORT MEDIUM; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS EXAMINATION; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; GENETICS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; VIRUS CULTIVATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84908329176     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01639-14     Document Type: Article

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