Comparison between nasopharyngeal swab and nasal wash, using culture and PCR, in the detection of potential respiratory pathogens

BACKGROUND: Nasopharyngeal carriage of potential pathogens is important as it is both the major source of transmission and the prerequisite of invasive disease. New methods for detecting carriage could improve comfort, accuracy and laboratory utility. The aims of this study were to compare the sensi...

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Autores principales: Gritzfeld, Jenna F, Roberts, Paul, Roche, Lorna, El Batrawy, Sherouk, Gordon, Stephen B
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3084159/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21489228
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-4-122

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3084159/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21489228
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-4-122

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