Comparing the yield of oropharyngeal swabs and sputum for detection of 11 common pathogens in hospitalized children with lower respiratory tract infection
Abstract Background Advances in molecular laboratory techniques are changing the prospects for the diagnosis of viral infectious diseases. Multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay (multiplex-PCR) can detect dozens of pathogens simultaneously, greatly reducing turnaround time (TAT) and improving det...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-06-01
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Series: | Virology Journal |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12985-019-1177-x |