International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 166-171 , March 2007

Field performance and new uses of rapid influenza testing in Thailand

  • James Mark Simmerman

      Affiliations

    • World Health Organization, 63 Tran Hung Dao Street, Hanoi, Vietnam
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +84 4 943 3738; fax: +84 4 943 3740.
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  • Malinee Chittaganpitch

      Affiliations

    • National Institutes of Health, Thailand Ministry of Public Health, Tivanon Road, Nonthaburi, 11000 Thailand
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  • Dean Erdman

      Affiliations

    • Division of Viral Respiratory Diseases, Coordinating Center for Infectious Disease, US Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA, USA
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  • Pongpun Sawatwong

      Affiliations

    • The International Emerging Infections Program, US CDC-Thailand MOPH Collaboration, Bangkok, Thailand
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  • Timothy M. Uyeki

      Affiliations

    • Influenza Division, Coordinating Center for Infectious Disease, US Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA, USA
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  • Scott F. Dowell

      Affiliations

    • Coordinating Office of Global Health, US Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA, USA

Received 14 October 2005 ,Revised 1 January 2006 ,Accepted 11 January 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2006.01.005

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 11, Issue 2 , Pages 166-171 , March 2007

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