RS virus diagnosis: comparison of isolation, immunofluorescence and enzyme immunoassay
Two techniques for rapid diagnosis, immunofluorescence (IFAT) and enzyme immunoassay (EIA), have been compared with virus isolaion in tissue culture for the detection of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in specimens of nasopharyngeal secretions. The specimens were obtained from children under five...
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Language: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
1986-06-01
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Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761986000200013 |