Comparison of respiratory pathogen yields from Nasopharyngeal/Oropharyngeal swabs and sputum specimens collected from hospitalized adults in rural Western Kenya

Molecular diagnostic methods are becoming increasingly available for assessment of acute lower respiratory illnesses (ALRI). However, nasopharyngeal/oropharyngeal (NP/OP) swabs may not accurately reflect etiologic agents from the lower respiratory tract where sputum specimens are considered as a mor...

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Autores principales: Nyawanda, Bryan O., Njuguna, Henry N., Onyango, Clayton O., Makokha, Caroline, Lidechi, Shirley, Fields, Barry, Winchell, Jonas M., Katieno, Jim S., Nyaundi, Jeremiah, Ade, Fredrick, Emukule, Gideon O., Mott, Joshua A., Otieno, Nancy, Widdowson, Marc-Alain, Chaves, Sandra S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6677726/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31375774
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-47713-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6677726/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31375774
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-47713-4

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