Proficiency of Nucleic Acid Tests for Avian Influenza Viruses, Australasia

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Stelzer-Braid, Sacha ; Escott, Ros ; Baleriola, Cristina ; Kirkland, Peter ; Robertson, Peter ; Catton, Michael ; Rawlinson, William D.
• Description:
  An avian influenza quality assurance program was used to provide information for laboratories on the sensitivity and specificity of their avian influenza nucleic acid testing. Most laboratories were able to correctly detect clinically relevant amounts of influenza virus (H5N1), and results improved as each subsequent panel was tested.
• Subjects:
  Animals Birds Humans Influenza, Human Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype Influenza In Birds Mass Screening Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques Quality Assurance, Health Care Sensitivity And Specificity
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 14(7):1126-1128.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Australasia
• Volume:
  14
• Issue:
  7
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e5aa1e49c5abbbe388d4f79c99e4a1a70e2fa5150551d08f7aea0d13caded989
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/17006/cdc_17006_DS1.pdf
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