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Respiratory Outbreak Investigations: How Many Specimens Should Be Tested?
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 July 2015
Abstract
To determine the optimal number of specimens for virus detection in a respiratory outbreak, laboratory results from 2 Canadian public health laboratories were reviewed. The evidence suggests that 3 specimens are sufficient for detection of a virus in >95% of outbreaks, thereby reducing laboratory costs.
Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 2015;36(11): 1344–1347
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- Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 36 , Supplement 11 , November 2015 , pp. 1344 - 1347
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- © 2015 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved
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