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Comparative Study
. 1992 Jan;15(1):35-7.
doi: 10.1016/0732-8893(92)90054-w.

Rapid detection of influenza-B virus in respiratory secretions by immunofluorescence during an epidemic

G Rabalais  1 , G Stout, S Waldeyer
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Comparative Study

Rapid detection of influenza-B virus in respiratory secretions by immunofluorescence during an epidemic

G Rabalais et al. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 1992 Jan.

Abstract

A commercially available indirect immunofluorescent assay for detection of respiratory viruses in nasal secretions was compared with cell culture during an influenza-B epidemic. This assay had poor sensitivity in the detection of influenza-B virus when used directly patients specimens.

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