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Effectiveness of Patient-Collected Swabs for Influenza Testing

OBJECTIVE: To compare the effectiveness of self-collected and health care worker (HCW)–collected nasal swabs for detection of influenza viruses and determine the patients' preference for type of collection. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We enrolled adult patients presenting with influenzalike illness t...

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Autores principales: Dhiman, Neelam, Miller, Rita M., Finley, Janet L., Sztajnkrycer, Matthew D., Nestler, David M., Boggust, Andy J., Jenkins, Sarah M., Smith, Thomas F., Wilson, John W., Cockerill, Franklin R., Pritt, Bobbi S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Mayo Foundation 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3538476/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22551906
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocp.2012.02.011