Comparison of direct immunofluorescence of exfoliated cells (DIF), tissue culture immunofluorescence (TCIF) and conventional virus isolation (CVI) for the diagnosis of respiratory virus infections
Authors:
- Shirlyn GroverSGShirlyn Grover
- Primrose WatkinsPWPrimrose Watkins
- Claes ÖrvellCÖClaes Örvell
- James BoothJBJames Booth
- 28 February 1990
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Serodiagnosis and Immunotherapy in Infectious Disease
- Vol. 4 (1) , 59-66
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