A rapid influenza diagnostic test based on detection of viral neuraminidase activity

Abstract Current methods used for diagnosis of acute infection of pathogens rely on detection of nucleic acids, antigens, or certain classes of antibodies such as IgM. Here we report a virus enzyme assay as an alternative to these methods for detection of acute viral infection. In this method, we us...

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Main Authors: Xuexiang Lin, Xiao-Yu Liu, Bo Zhang, Ai-Qing Qin, Kwok-Min Hui, Kevin Shi, Yang Liu, Don Gabriel, X. James Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-04538-4