Diagnostic accuracy of rapid antigen detection tests for respiratory syncytial virus infection: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 3738-3749

  Chartrand, Caroline ^a   Tremblay, Nicolas ^b   Renaud, Christian ^a   Papenburg, Jesse ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID ANTIGEN DETECTION TEST; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VIRUS CULTURE; ADULT; CHILD; EVALUATION STUDY; HUMAN RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS; IMMUNOASSAY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; TIME FACTOR;

VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUSES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84947808626     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01816-15     Document Type: Review

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