TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of nasopharyngeal nylon flocked swabs with universal transport medium and rayonbud swabs with a sponge reservoir of viral transport medium in the diagnosis of paediatric influenza
AU - Esposito, Susanna
AU - Molteni, Claudio Giuseppe
AU - Daleno, Cristina
AU - Valzano, Antonia
AU - Cesati, Laura
AU - Gualtieri, Laura
AU - Tagliabue, Claudia
AU - Bosis, Samantha
AU - Principi, Nicola
PY - 2010/1
Y1 - 2010/1
N2 - This study compared a kit containing a nasopharyngeal nylon flocked swab and a tube with a liquid universal transport medium (UTM) with a kit containing a plastic-shafted rayon-budded swab with a sponge reservoir of viral transport medium for the molecular detection of influenza viruses in children. Respiratory samples were collected from 314 children aged
AB - This study compared a kit containing a nasopharyngeal nylon flocked swab and a tube with a liquid universal transport medium (UTM) with a kit containing a plastic-shafted rayon-budded swab with a sponge reservoir of viral transport medium for the molecular detection of influenza viruses in children. Respiratory samples were collected from 314 children aged
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U2 - 10.1099/jmm.0.015305-0
DO - 10.1099/jmm.0.015305-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 19815662
AN - SCOPUS:73649132252
VL - 59
SP - 96
EP - 99
JO - Journal of Medical Microbiology
JF - Journal of Medical Microbiology
SN - 0022-2615
IS - 1
ER -