Journal article
Evaluation of Anatomically Designed Flocked Rectal Swabs for Molecular Detection of Enteric Pathogens in Children Admitted to Hospital with Severe Gastroenteritis in Botswana
Abstract
Two-hundred eighty matched bulk stool and anatomically designed flocked rectal swab samples were collected from children admitted to the hospital with acute diarrhea in Botswana. Their parents were asked about the acceptability of the swab collection method compared with bulk stool sampling. All samples underwent identical testing with a validated 15-target (9 bacterial, 3 viral, and 3 parasite) commercial multiplex PCR assay. The flocked swabs …
Authors
Goldfarb DM; Steenhoff AP; Pernica JM; Chong S; Luinstra K; Mokomane M; Mazhani L; Quaye I; Goercke I; Mahony J
Journal
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Vol. 52, No. 11, pp. 3922–3927
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Publication Date
11 2014
DOI
10.1128/jcm.01894-14
ISSN
0095-1137