Journal article
Comparison of Flocked and Rayon Swabs for Collection of Respiratory Epithelial Cells from Uninfected Volunteers and Symptomatic Patients
Abstract
Significantly more epithelial cells were collected by flocked swabs than by rayon swabs in parallel nasopharyngeal and nasal swabs taken from 16 volunteers. Nasopharyngeal sampling of 61 symptomatic patients also yielded more cells by flocked than rayon swabs, providing better clinical specimens for diagnosis.
Authors
Daley P; Castriciano S; Chernesky M; Smieja M
Journal
Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Vol. 44, No. 6, pp. 2265–2267
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Publication Date
6 2006
DOI
10.1128/jcm.02055-05
ISSN
0095-1137