Mixing of nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal samples to identify potential respiratory pathogens in adults

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 591-593

  Lieberman, D ^a   Shimoni, A ^a   Terry, A ^a   Shleyfer, E ^a   Castel, H ^a   Harman Boehm, I ^a   Peled, N ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NASOPHARYNX; OROPHARYNX; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THROAT CULTURE;

ADULT; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CARRIER STATE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MORAXELLA (BRANHAMELLA) CATARRHALIS; MORAXELLACEAE INFECTIONS; NASOPHARYNX; OROPHARYNX; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 34547092915     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-007-0335-z     Document Type: Article

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