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Self-Collected Mid-Turbinate Swabs for the Detection of Respiratory Viruses in Adults with Acute Respiratory Illnesses

BACKGROUND: The gold standard for respiratory virus testing is a nasopharyngeal (NP) swab, which is collected by a healthcare worker. Midturbinate (MT) swabs are an alternative due to their ease of collection and possible self-collection by patients. The objective of this study was to compare the re...

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Autores principales: Larios, Oscar E., Coleman, Brenda L., Drews, Steven J., Mazzulli, Tony, Borgundvaag, Bjug, Green, Karen, McGeer, Allison J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3121745/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21731708
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0021335

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