Enhancing the predictive value of throat swabs in virological influenza surveillance
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- 1 December 2002
- journal article
- Published by European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) in Eurosurveillance
- Vol. 7 (12) , 180-183
- https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.07.12.00389-en
Abstract
According to a national survey in Germany, the influenza virological surveillance can be improved when sentinel practitioners take throat swabs specimens only from patients who consult early after the disease onset (ie, within 48 hours), and when they use the strict clinical case definition of influenza-like illness. PCR should be used for primary detection of influenza viruses.Keywords
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