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Clinical Infectious Diseases
Recent findings in clinical infectious diseases described by J.L. Robinson and colleagues
April 29th, 2008
According to a study from Edmonton, Canada, "Nasopharyngeal (NP) specimens are commonly used for the detection of respiratory viruses, but throat and saliva specimens are easier to obtain. The objective of this study was to compare the viral yield of direct fluorescent antigen detection of NP specimens and nucleic acid amplification tests (NAT) of direct fluorescent antigen-negative NP specimens with the viral yield of NAT of throat swab and saliva specimens." "NP, throat swab, and saliva specimens were obtained from children and adolescents aged <= 17 years. Direct fluorescent antigen testing of the NP specimen for respiratory syncytial virus, influenza A and B...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-04-29)
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