Detection of influenza virus in rectal swabs of patients admitted in hospital for febrile illnesses in Thailand
Introduction: Influenza virus favours the respiratory tract as its primary site of host entry and replication, and it is transmitted mainly via respiratory secretions. Nasopharyngeal swab is the gold standard specimen type for influenza detection, but several studies have also suggested that the vir...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2021-01-01
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| Series: | SAGE Open Medicine |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2050312121989631 |