Comparison of midturbinate flocked-swab specimens with nasopharyngeal aspirates for detection of respiratory viruses in children by the direct fluorescent antibody technique

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 3742-3743

  Faden, Howard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KAPPA STATISTICS; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NASOPHARYNGEAL ASPIRATION; NOSE SMEAR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 1; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 2; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 3; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THROAT CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; HUMANS; INFANT; NASAL CAVITY; NASOPHARYNX; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIROLOGY; VIRUS DISEASES; VIRUSES;

EID: 77957808733     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01520-10     Document Type: Article

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