Coughtrie, A L <br/><br/>
Evaluation of swabbing methods for estimating the prevalence of bacterial carriage in the upper respiratory tract: a cross sectional study.  [electronic resource] 

 -  BMJ open  Oct 2014 
 - e005341 p.  digital 
<br/><br/> Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>2044-6055 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005341  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Adolescent<br/>Adult<br/>Aged<br/>Aged, 80 and over<br/>Bacterial Infections--diagnosis<br/>Carrier State--diagnosis<br/>Child<br/>Child, Preschool<br/>Cross-Sectional Studies<br/>Female<br/>Haemophilus influenzae--isolation & purification<br/>Humans<br/>Infant<br/>Infant, Newborn<br/>Male<br/>Middle Aged<br/>Moraxella catarrhalis--isolation & purification<br/>Mouth--microbiology<br/>Nasal Cavity--microbiology<br/>Nasopharynx--microbiology<br/>Neisseria meningitidis--isolation & purification<br/>Pilot Projects<br/>Pseudomonas aeruginosa--isolation & purification<br/>Self Care<br/>Specimen Handling--methods<br/>Staphylococcus aureus--isolation & purification<br/>Streptococcus pneumoniae--isolation & purification<br/>United Kingdom<br/>Young Adult