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Comparative Study
. 2006 Jun;44(6):2265-7.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.02055-05.

Comparison of flocked and rayon swabs for collection of respiratory epithelial cells from uninfected volunteers and symptomatic patients

Peter Daley  1 , Santina Castriciano, Max Chernesky, Marek Smieja
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Comparative Study

Comparison of flocked and rayon swabs for collection of respiratory epithelial cells from uninfected volunteers and symptomatic patients

Peter Daley et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2006 Jun.

Abstract

Significantly more epithelial cells were collected by flocked swabs than by rayon swabs in parallel nasopharyngeal and nasal swabs taken from 16 volunteers. Nasopharyngeal sampling of 61 symptomatic patients also yielded more cells by flocked than rayon swabs, providing better clinical specimens for diagnosis.

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FIG. 1.
Flocked and rayon swab designs.
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