A comparative study of nasopharyngeal aspirate and nasal swab specimens for the diagnosis of acute viral respiratory infection

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3 SUPP4, 2009, Pages 24-27

  Sung, Rita Y T ^a   Li, A M C ^a   Nelson, E A S ^a   Chan, P K S ^a   Choi, K C ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE;

CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFLUENZA A; INFLUENZA B; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNGEAL ASPIRATION; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; NOTE; OTALGIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHINORRHEA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SORE THROAT; STRIDOR; VIRAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS CULTURE; WHEEZING; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EVALUATION; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; NASOPHARYNX; NOSE MUCOSA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RNA VIRUS INFECTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIROLOGY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; HUMANS; MALE; NASAL MUCOSA; NASOPHARYNX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; VIRUS CULTIVATION;

EID: 68849101916     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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