Journal of Clinical Virology
Volume 45, Issue 3 , Pages 191-195 , July 2009

Evaluation of multiple test methods for the detection of the novel 2009 influenza A (H1N1) during the New York City outbreak

  • Christine C. Ginocchio

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Lake Success, NY 11042, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: North Shore-LIJ Health System Laboratories, 10 Nevada Drive, Lake Success, NY 11042, United States. Tel.: +1 516 719 1079; fax: +1 516 719 1254.
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  • Frank Zhang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Lake Success, NY 11042, United States
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  • Ryhana Manji

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Lake Success, NY 11042, United States
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  • Suman Arora

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Lake Success, NY 11042, United States
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  • Mark Bornfreund

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Lake Success, NY 11042, United States
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  • Leon Falk

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Lake Success, NY 11042, United States
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  • Madhavi Lotlikar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Lake Success, NY 11042, United States
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  • Margaret Kowerska

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Lake Success, NY 11042, United States
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  • George Becker

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Lake Success, NY 11042, United States
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  • Diamanto Korologos

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Lake Success, NY 11042, United States
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  • Marcella de Geronimo

      Affiliations

    • Krasnoff Quality Management Institute, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Lake Success, NY 11042, United States
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  • James M. Crawford

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Lake Success, NY 11042, United States

Received 3 June 2009 ,Accepted 5 June 2009.

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PII: S1386-6532(09)00254-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2009.06.005

Journal of Clinical Virology
Volume 45, Issue 3 , Pages 191-195 , July 2009

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