Author Archives: Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Diagnostic performance of rapid influenza antigen assays in patients infected with the new influenza A (H1N1) virus

Conclusions: As reliable laboratory results during a pandemic are essential, the diagnostic use of rapid influenza tests seems to be questionable. Clin Chem Lab Med 2010;48:53–6. (Source: Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine)

Rapid diagnosis of swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus (S-OIV): useful or hype?

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine 48 (1): 1-5 (Source: Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine)