Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 67, Issue 3 , Pages 246-250 , July 2010

Performance of diagnostic tests to detect respiratory viruses in older adults

  • Rosemary C. She

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-801-583-2787x3205; fax: +1-801-584-5207.
    • The contributions of these authors are considered equal.
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  • Christopher R. Polage

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
    • The contributions of these authors are considered equal.
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  • Lauren B. Caram

      Affiliations

    • Infectious Diseases Section, Durham Veterans Affairs Hospital, Durham, NC 27705, USA
    • Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
    • ,
  • Edward W. Taggart

      Affiliations

    • Associated Regional University Pathologists Laboratories, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA
    • ,
  • Weston C. Hymas

      Affiliations

    • Associated Regional University Pathologists Laboratories, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA
    • ,
  • Christopher W. Woods

      Affiliations

    • Infectious Diseases Section, Durham Veterans Affairs Hospital, Durham, NC 27705, USA
    • Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
    • ,
  • Kenneth Schmader

      Affiliations

    • Infectious Diseases Section, Durham Veterans Affairs Hospital, Durham, NC 27705, USA
    • Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710, USA
    • GRECC, Durham Veterans Affairs Hospital, Durham, NC 27705, USA
    • ,
  • Cathy A. Petti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
    • Associated Regional University Pathologists Laboratories, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, USA

Received 5 January 2010 ,Accepted 18 February 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2010.02.020

Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 67, Issue 3 , Pages 246-250 , July 2010

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