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SUBMITTER: Lopez SMC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6851467 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lopez Santiago M C SMC Martin Judith M JM Johnson Monika M Kurs-Lasky Marcia M Horne William T WT Marshall Christopher W CW Cooper Vaughn S VS Williams John V JV Shaikh Nader N
Pediatric research 20190709 5
<h4>Objective</h4>To develop a method to perform multiple tests on a single nasopharyngeal (NP) swab.<h4>Methods</h4>We collected a NP swab on children aged 2-12 years with acute sinusitis and processed it for bacterial culture, viruses, cytokine expression, and 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing analysis. During the course of the study, we expand the scope of evaluation to include RNA-sequencing, which we accomplished by cutting the tip of the swab.<h4>Results</h4>Of the 174 children enrolled, 1 ...[more]