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A Preliminary Study of Pneumonia Etiology Among Hospitalized Children in Kenya

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Flocked nasal swab versus nasopharyngeal aspirate for detection of respiratory tract viruses in immunocompromised adults: a matched comparative study

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Novel Multitarget Real-Time PCR Assay for Rapid Detection of Bordetella Species in Clinical Specimens

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Detection of multiple respiratory pathogens during primary respiratory infection: nasal swab versus nasopharyngeal aspirate using real-time polymerase chain reaction

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Identification and Evaluation of New Target Sequences for Specific Detection of Bordetella pertussis by Real-Time PCR

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Pertussis: review of epidemiology, diagnosis, management and prevention

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Comparing Nose-Throat Swabs and Nasopharyngeal Aspirates Collected From Children With Symptoms for Respiratory Virus Identification Using Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction

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