Abstract
Paired nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swabs collected from 533 children hospitalized with lower respiratory tract infection were assessed by multiplex reverse transcription-PCR. Oropharyngeal swabs increased the number of viral infections detected by 15%, compared to collection of a nasopharyngeal swab alone. This advantage was most pronounced for detection of influenza, parainfluenza, and adenovirus.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2318-2320 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Journal of clinical microbiology |
Volume | 49 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)