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Bacteriology
lytA Quantitative PCR on Sputum and Nasopharyngeal Swab Samples for Detection of Pneumococcal Pneumonia among the Elderly
Annika Saukkoriipi, Arto A. Palmu, Thierry Pascal, Vincent Verlant, William P. Hausdorff, Jukka Jokinen
Virology
Comparison between Saliva and Nasopharyngeal Swab Specimens for Detection of Respiratory Viruses by Multiplex Reverse Transcription-PCR
Young-gon Kim, Seung Gyu Yun, Min Young Kim, Kwisung Park, Chi Hyun Cho, Soo Young Yoon, Myung Hyun Nam, Chang Kyu Lee, Yun-Jung Cho, Chae Seung Lim
Virology
Comparison of Midturbinate Flocked-Swab Specimens with Nasopharyngeal Aspirates for Detection of Respiratory Viruses in Children by the Direct Fluorescent Antibody Technique
Howard Faden
Virology
Comparison of Combined Nose-Throat Swabs with Nasopharyngeal Aspirates for Detection of Pandemic Influenza A/H1N1 2009 Virus by Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase PCR
Victoria Ortiz de la Tabla, Mar Masiá, Pedro Antequera, Coral Martin, Gregoria Gazquez, Fernando Buñuel, Félix Gutiérrez
Virology
Frequency of Detection of Upper Respiratory Tract Viruses in Patients Tested for Pandemic H1N1/09 Viral Infection
Carla Nisii, Silvia Meschi, Marina Selleri, Licia Bordi, Concetta Castilletti, Maria Beatrice Valli, Eleonora Lalle, Francesco Nicola Lauria, Pierluca Piselli, Simone Lanini, Giuseppe Ippolito, Antonino Di Caro, Maria Rosaria Capobianchi
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High Sensitivity of a Rapid Immunochromatographic Test for Detection of Influenza A Virus 2009 H1N1 in Nasopharyngeal Aspirates from Young Children
David N. Andresen, Alison M. Kesson
Bacteriology
Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Haemophilus haemolyticus in Otitis-Prone and Healthy Children
Lea-Ann S. Kirkham, Selma P. Wiertsema, Eva N. Mowe, Jacinta M. Bowman, Thomas V. Riley, Peter C. Richmond
Virology
Occurrence of Mixed Populations of Influenza A Viruses That Can Be Maintained through Transmission in a Single Host and Potential for Reassortment
Yuki Furuse, Akira Suzuki, Makiko Kishi, Nao Nukiwa, Midori Shimizu, Rumi Sawayama, Naoko Fuji, Hitoshi Oshitani
Bacteriology
Improved Selective Isolation of Bordetella pertussis by Use of Modified Cyclodextrin Solid Medium
Masayuki Ohtsuka, Ken Kikuchi, Kazuya Shundo, Kenji Okada, Masato Higashide, Keisuke Sunakawa, Keiichi Hiramatsu
Virology
Identification of Respiratory Viruses in Adults: Nasopharyngeal versus Oropharyngeal Sampling
David Lieberman, Devora Lieberman, Avi Shimoni, Ayelet Keren-Naus, Rachel Steinberg, Yonat Shemer-Avni

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