Evaluation of the Xpert Flu Rapid PCR assay in high-risk emergency department patients

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 4353-4355

  Dugas, Andrea F ^a   Valsamakis, Alexandra ^a   Gaydos, Charlotte A ^a   Forman, Michael ^a   Hardick, Justin ^a   Kidambi, Pranav ^a,b   Amin, Sharmeen ^a,c   Gupta, Alisha ^a,d   Rothman, Richard E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^d Shubham Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A; INFLUENZA B; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION SYSTEM; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRUS STRAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION STUDY; GENETICS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84910150468     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02343-14     Document Type: Article

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