Quantitative Influenza Follow-Up Testing (QIFT)—A Novel Biomarker for the Monitoring of Disease Activity at the Point-of-Care

Xi Chen; Kaveh Pouran Yousef; Susanne Duwe; Katharina Karsch; Sandeep Grover; Stephanie Wählisch; Patrick Obermeier; Franziska Tief; Susann Mühlhans; Lea Seeber; Max von Kleist; Brunhilde Schweiger; Barbara Rath

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0092500

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Quantitative Influenza Follow-Up Testing (QIFT)—A Novel Biomarker for the Monitoring of Disease Activity at the Point-of-Care

Xi Chen,

Affiliation Department of Paediatrics, Division of Pneumonology-Immunology, Charité University Medical Centre, Berlin, Germany
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Kaveh Pouran Yousef,

Affiliation AG systems Pharmacology & Disease Control, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Free University Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Susanne Duwe,

Affiliation Robert Koch Institute, Division 17 Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, National Reference Centre for Influenza, Berlin, Germany
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Katharina Karsch,

Affiliation Department of Paediatrics, Division of Pneumonology-Immunology, Charité University Medical Centre, Berlin, Germany
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Sandeep Grover,

Affiliation Department of Paediatrics, Division of Pneumonology-Immunology, Charité University Medical Centre, Berlin, Germany
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Stephanie Wählisch,

Affiliation Robert Koch Institute, Division 17 Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, National Reference Centre for Influenza, Berlin, Germany
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Patrick Obermeier,

Affiliation Department of Paediatrics, Division of Pneumonology-Immunology, Charité University Medical Centre, Berlin, Germany
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Franziska Tief,

Affiliation Department of Paediatrics, Division of Pneumonology-Immunology, Charité University Medical Centre, Berlin, Germany
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Susann Mühlhans,

Affiliation Department of Paediatrics, Division of Pneumonology-Immunology, Charité University Medical Centre, Berlin, Germany
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Lea Seeber,

Affiliation Department of Paediatrics, Division of Pneumonology-Immunology, Charité University Medical Centre, Berlin, Germany
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Max von Kleist,

Affiliation AG systems Pharmacology & Disease Control, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Free University Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Brunhilde Schweiger,

Affiliation Robert Koch Institute, Division 17 Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, National Reference Centre for Influenza, Berlin, Germany
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Barbara Rath

* E-mail: Barbara.Rath@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Paediatrics, Division of Pneumonology-Immunology, Charité University Medical Centre, Berlin, Germany
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Quantitative Influenza Follow-Up Testing (QIFT)—A Novel Biomarker for the Monitoring of Disease Activity at the Point-of-Care

Xi Chen,
Kaveh Pouran Yousef,
Susanne Duwe,
Katharina Karsch,
Sandeep Grover,
Stephanie Wählisch,
Patrick Obermeier,
Franziska Tief,
Susann Mühlhans,
Lea Seeber

Published: March 21, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0092500

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