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Swabbing for respiratory viral infections in older patients: a comparison of rayon and nylon flocked swabs

The purpose of this study was to compare the sampling efficacy of rayon swabs and nylon flocked swabs, and of oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal specimens for the detection of respiratory viruses in elderly patients. Samples were obtained from patients 60 years of age or above who were newly admitted...

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Autores principales: Hernes, S. S., Quarsten, H., Hagen, E., Lyngroth, A. L., Pripp, A. H., Bjorvatn, B., Bakke, P. S.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3022161/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20853014
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10096-010-1064-2