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

被引：122
作者：
Daley, Peter
Castriciano, Santina
Chernesky, Max
Smieja, Marek
机构：
[1] McMaster Univ, Dept Pathol & Mol Med, Hamilton, ON, Canada
[2] McMaster Univ, Dept Clin Epidemiol & Biostat, Hamilton, ON, Canada
[3] McMaster Univ, Dept Med, Hamilton, ON, Canada
[4] Hamilton Reg Lab Med Programme, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY | 2006年 / 44卷 / 06期
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D O I：
10.1128/JCM.02055-05
中图分类号：
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号：
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要：
Significantly more epithelial cells were collected by Hocked 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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页码：2265 / 2267
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