title: Short report: Can mouth swabs replace throat swabs? Cross-sectional survey of the effectiveness of rapid streptococcal swabs of the buccal mucosa.
authors.affiliation: lkelly@mcmaster.ca
authors.forename: Len
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kelly
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology*; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D010614:Pharynx / Q000382:microbiology*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*