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Comparative Study
. 1989 Jun;27(6):1387-9.
doi: 10.1128/jcm.27.6.1387-1389.1989.

Nasopharyngeal swabs and nasopharyngeal aspirates equally effective for the diagnosis of viral respiratory disease in hospitalized children

H Frayha  1 , S Castriciano, J Mahony, M Chernesky
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Comparative Study

Nasopharyngeal swabs and nasopharyngeal aspirates equally effective for the diagnosis of viral respiratory disease in hospitalized children

H Frayha et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1989 Jun.

Abstract

Paired nasopharyngeal swab and nasopharyngeal aspirate specimens from 125 patients were compared for viral diagnosis. The viral isolation rates were comparable for the two types of specimens. There was a high level of agreement between the two specimens in overall positivity rate by immunofluorescence and positivity in culture-confirmed patients.

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