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- Few studies have explored the effectiveness of self-collected nose and throat swabs for confirming influenza cases in community environments.
- The research involved 176 outpatients with confirmed influenza, analyzing their virus detection and viral load trends over time.
- Results showed that self-swabs provided consistent and reliable data, indicating they can be a valid method for confirming influenza A or B infections outside of clinical settings.
Article 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.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3266138 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jir803 | DOI Listing |
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