Comparison between Pernasal Flocked Swabs and Nasopharyngeal Aspirates for Detection of Common Respiratory Viruses in Samples from Children
| Autor: | Madeleine Zoughbi, Abed-El-Razeq Issa, Nabeel Rishmawi, Riyad Ghneim, Sultan Turkuman, Randa Kattan, Issa Siriani, Raed Ghneim, Afaf Abu-Diab, Rula Dauodi, Musa Hindiyeh, Maysa Azzeh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Microbiology (medical) business.industry Infant Newborn Infant Nose Sensitivity and Specificity Infant newborn Virology Specimen Handling stomatognathic system Nasopharyngeal aspirate Child Preschool Nasopharynx Viruses Immunology Humans Medicine Female Prospective Studies Respiratory system Flocked swab business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 46:2414-2417 |
| ISSN: | 1098-660X 0095-1137 |
| DOI: | 10.1128/jcm.00369-08 |
| Popis: | In this prospective study we compared the use of pernasal flocked swab samples with the use of nasopharyngeal aspirate (NPA) samples for the detection of respiratory viruses from 455 children less than 5 years of age. Overall, the sensitivity and the specificity of the pernasal flocked swab samples were 98.5% and 100%, respectively. The excellent sensitivity of the flocked swab samples in combination with the rapid means by which they may be collected makes them an alternative to NPA samples, whose collection is more invasive. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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