ESwab flocked swabs unfit for viral culture

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 282-283

  Indevuyst, Christophe ^a   Beuselinck, Kurt ^a   Lagrou, Katrien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; CELL LINE; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; CYTOTOXICITY; HERPES VIRUS; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPORT MEDIUM; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION;

CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT, VIRAL; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; VIROLOGY; VIRUS CULTIVATION; VIRUS DISEASES; VIRUSES;

EID: 84866381849     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: 18735967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2012.07.006     Document Type: Letter

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