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  • Title: Added value of an oropharyngeal swab in detection of viruses in children hospitalized with lower respiratory tract infection.
    Author: Hammitt LL, Kazungu S, Welch S, Bett A, Onyango CO, Gunson RN, Scott JA, Nokes DJ.
    Journal: J Clin Microbiol; 2011 Jun; 49(6):2318-20. PubMed ID: 21490188.
    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.
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