Comparison of rectal swabs and faeces for real-time PCR detection of enteric agents in Rwandan children with gastroenteritis

BACKGROUND: Molecular diagnostics have emerged as an efficient and feasible alternative for broad detection of pathogens in faeces. However, collection of stool samples is often impractical in both clinical work and in epidemiology studies. The aim of this study was to investigate the diagnostic per...

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Main Authors: Kabayiza, Jean-Claude, Andersson, Maria E, Welinder-Olsson, Christina, Bergström, Tomas, Muhirwa, Gregoire, Lindh, Magnus
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3850680/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24073740
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-13-447
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