title: Comparison of nasal swabs with throat swabs for the detection of respiratory viruses by real-time reverse transcriptase PCR in adult Hajj pilgrims.
authors.affiliation: Aix Marseille Université, URMITE, UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, Inserm 1095, 13005 Marseille, France; Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée Infection, 13005 Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Samir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Benkouiten
authors.affiliation: Aix Marseille Université, URMITE, UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, Inserm 1095, 13005 Marseille, France; Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée Infection, 13005 Marseille, France. Electronic address: philippe.gautret@club-internet.fr.
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gautret
authors.affiliation: Aix Marseille Université, URMITE, UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, Inserm 1095, 13005 Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Khadidja
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Belhouchat
authors.affiliation: Aix Marseille Université, URMITE, UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, Inserm 1095, 13005 Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Tassadit
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Drali
authors.affiliation: Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée Infection, 13005 Marseille, France; Aix Marseille Université, IRD French Institute of Research for Development, EHESP French School of Public Health, EPV UMR_D 190 Emergence des Pathologies Virales, 13385, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Antoine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nougairede
authors.affiliation: Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée Infection, 13005 Marseille, France; Aix Marseille Université, IRD French Institute of Research for Development, EHESP French School of Public Health, EPV UMR_D 190 Emergence des Pathologies Virales, 13385, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Salez
authors.affiliation: Public Health Directorate, Saudi Ministry of Health, WHO Collaborating Center for Mass Gathering Medicine, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Ziad A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Memish
authors.affiliation: Public Health Directorate, Saudi Ministry of Health, WHO Collaborating Center for Mass Gathering Medicine, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Malak
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al Masri
authors.affiliation: Aix Marseille Université, URMITE, UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, Inserm 1095, 13005 Marseille, France; Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée Infection, 13005 Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Raoult
authors.affiliation: Aix Marseille Université, URMITE, UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, Inserm 1095, 13005 Marseille, France; Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée Infection, 13005 Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brouqui
authors.affiliation: Aix Marseille Université, URMITE, UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, Inserm 1095, 13005 Marseille, France; Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée Infection, 13005 Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parola
authors.affiliation: Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée Infection, 13005 Marseille, France; Aix Marseille Université, IRD French Institute of Research for Development, EHESP French School of Public Health, EPV UMR_D 190 Emergence des Pathologies Virales, 13385, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Rémi N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Charrel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007514:Islam; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D058889:Molecular Typing; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000821:virology*; D010614:Pharynx / Q000821:virology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D014195:Travel; D014773:Virology; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology