title: 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.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Kern Medical Center, 1830 Flower St, Bakersfield, CA 93312, USA. yousentwhohome@gmail.com
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: Christina Lim
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Overmyer
authors.forename: Kiemanh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pham
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Michaelson
authors.forename: Larisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gofman
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: DeSalvia
authors.forename: Ty
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tran
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pusavat
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Feola
authors.forename: Kathryn T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Iacono
authors.forename: Eli
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mordechai
authors.forename: Martin E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Adelson
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000821:virology*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods*; D013696:Temperature; D014773:Virology / Q000379:methods*; D014780:Viruses / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*