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Comparison among nasopharyngeal swab, nasal wash, and oropharyngeal swab for respiratory virus detection in adults with acute pharyngitis

BACKGROUND: Acute pharyngitis is frequently seen in primary care. Acute viral pharyngitis may be easily misdiagnosed as acute bacterial pharyngitis. Laboratory-confirmed diagnosis of respiratory viruses is recommended. The purpose of this study was to compare the sensitivities among oropharyngeal sw...

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Autores principales: Li, Li, Chen, Qiao-Yan, Li, Yun-Ying, Wang, Yan-Fang, Yang, Zi-Feng, Zhong, Nan-Shan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3698019/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23786598
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-281