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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2006, p. 2265-2267, Vol. 44, No. 6
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.02055-05
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Comparison of Flocked and Rayon Swabs for Collection of Respiratory Epithelial Cells from Uninfected Volunteers and Symptomatic Patients

Peter Daley,1 Santina Castriciano,1 Max Chernesky,1 and Marek Smieja1,2,3,4*

Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine,1 Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics,3 Department of Medicine, McMaster University,4 Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Programme, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada2

Received 30 September 2005/ Returned for modification 6 February 2006/ Accepted 17 March 2006

Significantly more epithelial cells were collected by flocked 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.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: L424 St. Joseph's Hospital, 50 Charlton Ave. E., Hamilton, ON L8N 4A6, Canada. Phone: (905) 521-6143. Fax: (905) 521-6083. E-mail: smiejam{at}mcmaster.ca.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, June 2006, p. 2265-2267, Vol. 44, No. 6
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.02055-05
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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