Abstract

Added value of an oropharyngeal swab in detection of viruses in children hospitalized with lower respiratory tract infection

Hammitt LL Kazungu S Welch S Bett A Onyango CO Gunson RN Scott JA Nokes DJ
J Clin Microbiol. 2011;492318-20

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Paired nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swabs collected from 533 children hospitalized with lower respiratory tract infection were assessed by multiplex reverse transcription-PCR. Oropharyngeal swabs increased the number of viral infections detected by 15%, compared to collection of a nasopharyngeal swab alone. This advantage was most pronounced for detection of influenza, parainfluenza, and adenovirus.