Severe pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza with false negative direct fluorescent antibody assay: case series. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Between May and June of 2009 we observed 4 patients that presented with severe influenza-like symptoms and respiratory failure. All cases tested negative for influenza A and B by direct fluorescent antibody assay. Further investigation revealed all cases to be positive for pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza virus by real-time RT-PCR. This article includes a description of these cases and the characteristics associated with them.

publication date

  • August 29, 2009

Research

keywords

  • Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Direct
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype
  • Influenza, Human
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 70450223767

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.jcv.2009.07.023

PubMed ID

  • 19716765

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 46

issue

  • 3