| Literature DB >> 18614661 |
Rita Y T Sung1, Paul K S Chan, Kai C Choi, Apple C M Yeung, Albert M Li, Julian W Tang, Margaret Ip, Tracy Tsen, E Anthony S Nelson.
Abstract
Paired nasopharyngeal aspirate (NPA) and nasal swab (NS) samples from 475 children hospitalized for acute respiratory infection were studied for the detection of influenza virus, parainfluenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus, and adenovirus by immunofluorescence test, viral culture, and multiplex PCR assay. The overall sensitivity of viral detection with NPA specimens was higher than that obtained with NS specimens.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18614661 PMCID: PMC2546706 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01209-08
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948