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    J Infect Dis. 2012 Feb 15;205(4):631-4. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jir803. Epub 2011 Dec 23.

    Validation of self-swab for virologic confirmation of influenza virus infections in a community setting.

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    School of Public Health, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China. dkmip@hku.hk

    Abstract

    Few studies have investigated the validity of self-collected nose and throat swabs for influenza confirmation in community settings. We followed outpatients with confirmed influenza with sequential measurement of viral loads and applied log-linear regression models to the viral shedding patterns. Among 176 outpatients with confirmed influenza, the detection of virus and quantitative viral loads obtained from self-swabs was consistent with statistical predictions based on earlier and later measurements, suggesting that self-collected nose and throat swabs can be a valid alternative for virologic confirmation of influenza A or B infection in a community setting.

    PMID:
    22198963
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
    PMCID:
    PMC3266138
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