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Editor, Senior Moderator
J Clin Microbiol. 2010 May 26. [Epub ahead of print]
High Sensitivity of a Rapid Immunochromatographic Test for the Detection of Influenza A Virus 2009 H1N1 on Nasopharyngeal Aspirates from Young Children.
Andresen DN, Kesson AM.
Abstract
Recent reports have suggested that immunochomatographic tests (ICT's) have poor sensitivity for Influenza A Virus 2009 H1N1 (H1N1 09) infection on swabs(2) and nasopharyngeal washes(1), but they do have advantages including short turnaround time, lack of hardware, and minimal validation requirements(6). ...
PMID: 20504988 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20504988
High Sensitivity of a Rapid Immunochromatographic Test for the Detection of Influenza A Virus 2009 H1N1 on Nasopharyngeal Aspirates from Young Children.
Andresen DN, Kesson AM.
Abstract
Recent reports have suggested that immunochomatographic tests (ICT's) have poor sensitivity for Influenza A Virus 2009 H1N1 (H1N1 09) infection on swabs(2) and nasopharyngeal washes(1), but they do have advantages including short turnaround time, lack of hardware, and minimal validation requirements(6). ...
PMID: 20504988 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20504988