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Utility of Oral Swab Sampling for Ebola Virus Detection in Guinea Pig Model

To determine the utility of oral swabs for diagnosing infection with Ebola virus, we used a guinea pig model and obtained daily antemortem and postmortem swab samples. According to quantitative reverse transcription PCR analysis, the diagnostic value was poor for antemortem swab samples but excellen...

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Autores principales: Spengler, Jessica R., Chakrabarti, Ayan K., Coleman-McCray, JoAnn D., Martin, Brock E., Nichol, Stuart T., Spiropoulou, Christina F., Bird, Brian H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4593453/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26401603
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2110.150840