| Literature DB >> 22205810 |
Julian Druce1, Katherine Garcia, Thomas Tran, Georgina Papadakis, Chris Birch.
Abstract
Depletion of swabs and viral transport medium during epidemics may prompt the use of unvalidated alternatives. Swabs collected and transported dry or in saline were compared to commercially available swab/medium combinations for PCR detection of influenza, enterovirus, herpes simplex virus, and adenovirus. Each was detected at an ambient temperature (22°C) and 4°C for 7 days. Detection of influenza on dry or saline swabs is important because of its capacity to cause outbreaks involving large numbers of cases.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22205810 PMCID: PMC3295134 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.06551-11
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948