use of monoclonal antibodies for rapid diagnosis of respiratory viruses in a community hospital. | an indirect fluorescence antibody (ifa) procedure was used for the rapid detection of respiratory viruses in direct clinical specimens and for determining the epidemiology of viruses in a community hospital setting. viral respiratory diseases were monitored for 10 consecutive respiratory seasons. the bartels viral respiratory screening and identification kit is an ifa method that contains pooled and individual monoclonal antibodies for seven common respiratory viruses. compared with 8,670 conven ... | 2000 | 10799452 |