Comparison of nasopharyngeal flocked swabs and nasopharyngeal wash collection methods for respiratory virus detection in hospitalized children using real-time polymerase chain reaction

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 185, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 89-93

  DeByle, Carolynn ^a   Bulkow, Lisa ^a   Miernyk, Karen ^a,b   Chikoyak, Lori ^c   Hummel, Kimberlee Boyd ^a   Hennessy, Thomas ^a   Singleton, Rosalyn ^a,b  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b ALASKA NATIVE TRIBAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM   (United States)

^c Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical setting; Nasopharyngeal flocked swabs; Real time PCR; Respiratory virus detection

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONAVIRUS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZED CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DEVICE; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NASOPHARYNGEAL FLOCKED SWAB; NASOPHARYNGEAL WASH; NONHUMAN; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 1; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 2; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 3; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY VIRUS; RHINOVIRUS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VIRAL RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS DETECTION;

CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; NASOPHARYNX; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; VIROLOGY;

ADENOVIRIDAE; CORONAVIRUS; HUMAN PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 1; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS; RHINOVIRUS;

EID: 84864303760     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: 18790984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2012.06.009     Document Type: Article

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