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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2008, p. 2374-2376, Vol. 46, No. 7
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00714-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Comparison of Respiratory Virus Detection Rates for Infants and Toddlers by Use of Flocked Swabs, Saline Aspirates, and Saline Aspirates Mixed in Universal Transport Medium for Room Temperature Storage and Shipping{triangledown}

Paul Walsh,1,2* Christina Lim Overmyer,3 Kiemanh Pham,1 Scott Michaelson,1 Larisa Gofman,3 Lisa DeSalvia,3 Ty Tran,1 Diana Gonzalez,3 James Pusavat,4 Melanie Feola,3 Kathryn T. Iacono,3 Eli Mordechai,3 and Martin E. Adelson3

Department of Emergency Medicine, Kern Medical Center, Bakersfield, California,1 Department of Internal Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California,2 Research and Development Department, Medical Diagnostic Laboratories, L.L.C., Hamilton, New Jersey,3 Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Kern Medical Center, Bakersfield, California4

Received 14 April 2008/ Accepted 25 April 2008

A nylon flocked swab/universal transport medium collection method developed for bacterial sexually transmitted infections was adapted to detect respiratory viruses in infants and toddlers. This method significantly outperformed the traditional use of nasal aspirates in terms of PCR-based virus detection (P = 0.016), and the samples were easier for clinicians to evaluate, store, and transport.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Emergency Medicine, Kern Medical Center, 1830 Flower St., Bakersfield, CA 93312. Phone: (661) 472-2900. Fax: (661) 326-2165. E-mail: yousentwhohome{at}gmail.com

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 7 May 2008.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2008, p. 2374-2376, Vol. 46, No. 7
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00714-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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