Rectal Swabs as an Alternative Sample Collection Method to Bulk Stool for the Real-Time PCR Detection of Giardia duodenalis

Though bulk stool remains the gold standard specimen type for enteropathogen diagnosis, rectal swabs may offer comparable sensitivity with greater ease of collection for select pathogens. This study sought to evaluate the validity and reproducibility of rectal swabs as a sample collection method for...

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Autores principales: Maasch, Jacqueline R. M. A., Arzika, Ahmed M., Cook, Catherine, Lebas, Elodie, Pilotte, Nils, Grant, Jessica R., Williams, Steven A., Keenan, Jeremy D., Lietman, Thomas M., Aiemjoy, Kristen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7470573/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32524959
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.19-0909

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7470573/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32524959
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.19-0909

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