Unreliable usage of a single influenza virus IgM antibody assay in influenza-like illness: A retrospective study of the 2016–2018 flu epidemic

Yao Yao; Zhao Zhipeng; Song Wenqi; Li Runqing; Zhu Dong; Qin Kun; Zhao Xiuying

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0215514

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Unreliable usage of a single influenza virus IgM antibody assay in influenza-like illness: A retrospective study of the 2016–2018 flu epidemic

Yao Yao ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Yao Yao, Zhao Zhipeng

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children’s Health, Beijing, China
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Zhao Zhipeng ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Yao Yao, Zhao Zhipeng

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation

Affiliation Department of Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Tsinghua Chang-gung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, PR. China
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Song Wenqi,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision

Affiliation Department of Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children’s Health, Beijing, China
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Li Runqing,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation

Affiliation Department of Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Tsinghua Chang-gung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, PR. China

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3139-2871

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Zhu Dong,

Roles Data curation, Methodology

Affiliation Department of Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Tsinghua Chang-gung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, PR. China
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Qin Kun,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation

Affiliation Key Laboratory for Medical Virology, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC, National Health and Family Planning Commission. Beijing, PR. China
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Zhao Xiuying

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Software, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: zxy_0525@163.com

Affiliation Department of Clinical Laboratory, Beijing Tsinghua Chang-gung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, PR. China

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5486-2480

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Unreliable usage of a single influenza virus IgM antibody assay in influenza-like illness: A retrospective study of the 2016–2018 flu epidemic

Yao Yao,
Zhao Zhipeng,
Song Wenqi,
Li Runqing,
Zhu Dong,
Qin Kun,
Zhao Xiuying

Published: April 22, 2019
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215514

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