1.
Eur J Pediatr
; 177(9): 1411-1412, 2018 09.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29948258
2.
Int J Antimicrob Agents
; 37(3): 278-9, 2011 Mar.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21269809
Subject(s)
Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus/drug effects , Microbial Sensitivity Tests/methods , Staphylococcus aureus/drug effects , Vancomycin/pharmacology , Humans , Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus/isolation & purification , Staphylococcal Infections/microbiology , Staphylococcus aureus/isolation & purification
3.
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis
; 68(4): 456-8, 2010 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20884157
ABSTRACT
The BinaxNOW Influenza A&B assay was evaluated for the diagnosis of influenza A pandemic (H1N1) 2009 virus infection in 354 adult patients. The sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values were 32%, 100%, 100%, and 67%, respectively. The analytic sensitivity of the assay was log105.0 tissue culture infective dose (TCID)50/mL.
Subject(s)
Antibodies, Viral/blood , Immunoassay/methods , Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype/immunology , Influenza, Human/diagnosis , RNA, Viral/analysis , Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , DNA Primers , Humans , Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype/genetics , Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype/isolation & purification , Influenza B virus/immunology , Influenza, Human/virology , Middle Aged , Nasopharynx/virology , Oropharynx/virology , Pandemics , Predictive Value of Tests , RNA, Viral/genetics , RNA, Viral/isolation & purification , Sensitivity and Specificity , Young Adult
4.
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis
; 68(1): 80-2, 2010 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20727475
ABSTRACT
The sensitivity of an immunochromatographic assay specifically detecting the pandemic influenza A/H1N1 2009 virus (influenza Ag A/B/A(H1N1) pandemic rapid test; SD Standard Diagnostics, South Korea) was evaluated. The overall sensitivity of the assay and its analytic sensitivity were 26.9% and 2.6 x 10(4) TCID(50)/mL, respectively.
Subject(s)
Antigens, Viral/analysis , Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype/isolation & purification , Influenza, Human/diagnosis , Nucleoproteins/analysis , Pandemics , Reagent Kits, Diagnostic , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Child , Child, Preschool , Chromatography/methods , Female , Humans , Immunoassay/methods , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype/genetics , Influenza, Human/epidemiology , Influenza, Human/virology , Male , Middle Aged , RNA, Viral/genetics , RNA, Viral/isolation & purification , Respiratory System/virology , Sensitivity and Specificity , Spain/epidemiology , Young Adult
5.
J Clin Microbiol
; 48(8): 3035-6, 2010 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20554823
Subject(s)
Aspergillus/immunology , Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid/microbiology , False Positive Reactions , Lung Diseases, Fungal/diagnosis , Mannans/analysis , Mucorales/isolation & purification , Mucormycosis/diagnosis , Antigens, Fungal/analysis , Antigens, Fungal/immunology , Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid/chemistry , Child , Female , Galactose/analogs & derivatives , Humans , Immunoassay/methods , Lung Diseases, Fungal/microbiology , Mannans/immunology , Mucormycosis/microbiology , Mycology/methods , Sensitivity and Specificity
6.
J Med Microbiol
; 58(Pt 11): 1529-1530, 2009 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19589899