xTAG®

xTAG Respiratory Viral Panel: Comprehensive. Reliable. Fast.

Useful Links

xTAG RVP Package Inserts

Luminex is not responsible for the content of the destination websites below. 

 

General information on influenza and respiratory viruses

US government site on all types of influenza, including seasonal and novel H1N1
http://flu.gov/
http://www.flu.gov/seasonalflu/index.html

US Department of Health and Human Services
http://www.hhs.gov/

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/topics/Flu/

Public Health Agency of Canada's Flu Information
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/influenza/index-eng.php

Information for the General Public on the Flu from the Public Health Agency of Canada
http://www.fightflu.ca/index-eng.html

FluWatch: Canadian National Flu Surveillance System
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/fluwatch/index-eng.php

CDC Influenza Resource Center
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/

CDC Seasonal Flu Activity and Surveillance
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/fluactivity.htm

WHO Influenza Health Information
http://www.who.int/topics/influenza/en/

NFID Influenza Facts for Adults
http://www.nfid.org/pdf/factsheets/influadult.pdf

Pediatric Supersite
http://www.pediatricsupersite.com/

Merck Manual - Respiratory Viruses
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec14/ch188/ch188a.html

WebMD Cold and Flu section
http://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/default.htm


2009 Influenza A/H1N1 (swine flu)

US government site on all types of influenza, including novel H1N1
http://flu.gov/

FDA site on novel H1N1 influenza testing, vaccines, and treatments
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/PublicHealthFocus/ucm150305.htm

H1N1 (Swine) Flu Surveillance in the US
http://cdc.gov/h1n1flu/

News from FDA related to 2009 H1N1 (Swine Flu)
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/PublicHealthFocus/ucm150305.htm

Information on Global Alert and Response on Pandemic H1N1 2009
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/index.html

Public Health Agency of Canada Pandemic Preparedness Information
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/influenza/pandemic-eng.php

New England Journal of Medicine: H1N1 Influenza Center
http://h1n1.nejm.org/

Association of Public Health Laboratories
http://www.aphl.org/aphlprograms/infectious/influenza/pages/default.aspx

Google Flu
http://www.google.org/flutrends/


Guidelines on influenza testing

World Health Organisation
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/avian_influenza/guidelines/RapidTestInfluenza_web.pdf

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5408a1.htm


Influenza Vaccine Manufacturers

Sanofi Pasteur
http://www.pandemic.influenza.com/pandemic/front/index.jsp?codeRubrique=9〈=EN&siteCode=PAND_CORPORATE

Novartis
http://www.novartis.com/newsroom/swine-flu/

GSK
http://www.gsk.com/media/pandemic-flu.htm

MedImmune-Avirion
http://www.medimmune.com/h1n1.asp


Antiviral Manufacturers

Roche (Tamiflu)
http://www.tamiflu.com/

GSK (Relenza)
http://www.relenza.com/

Valeant (Virazole)
http://www.virazole.com/index.jspf


Luminex Partners for Infectious Disease Assays

Fisher Healthcare (US)
https://www.fishersci.com/wps/portal/CMSTATIC?href=index.jsp&store=Healthcare&segment=healthcareStandard

Abbott Molecular Diagnostics (US, Worldwide)
http://international.abbottmolecular.com/

Case Studies

Atypical flu symptoms
A fifteen-year-old male presented to the ER with the chief complaint of altered mental status with flat affect, confusion and disorganized speech and behavior. Read case study

 
A one-year-old with congenital hydrocephalus presented to the ER with high fever. Read case study
 
 
High fever in an infant
A three-week-old baby was brought to the ER by his mother, who said he felt warm and was irritable. Read case study
 
 
A two-year-old girl presented with a two-day history of high fever (105°F) and rapid breathing. Read case study
 
 
Outbreak in the NICU
Recently, the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) experienced an outbreak of a respiratory virus that affected about one-third of all babies in the unit. Read case study
 
 
Mysterious respiratory failure
A one-year-old boy had been in the intensive care unit for several weeks with respiratory failure and no other significant symptoms. Read case study

 

Site Information

Jump to main navigation links

Access Keys Legend

0
Access Keys legend.
1
Return to the "Home Page"
N
Go to the main navigation links
S
Skip past the main navigation links to the main content of the page.