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Comparison of Respiratory Virus Detection Rates for Infants and Toddlers by Use of Flocked Swabs, Saline Aspirates, and Saline Aspirates Mixed in Universal Transport Medium for Room Temperature Storage and Shipping

2008; American Society for Microbiology; Volume: 46; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1128/jcm.00714-08

ISSN

1098-660X

Autores

Paul Walsh, Christina Lim Overmyer, Kiemanh Pham, Scott Michaelson, Larisa Gofman, Lisa DeSalvia, Ty Tran, Diana L. Nossa González, James Pusavat, Melanie Feola, Kathryn T. Iacono, Eli Mordechai, Martin E. Adelson,

Tópico(s)

Data-Driven Disease Surveillance

Resumo

A nylon flocked swab/universal transport medium collection method developed for bacterial sexually transmitted infections was adapted to detect respiratory viruses in infants and toddlers. This method significantly outperformed the traditional use of nasal aspirates in terms of PCR-based virus detection (P = 0.016), and the samples were easier for clinicians to evaluate, store, and transport.

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