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. 2004 Mar;42(3):1003–1011. doi: 10.1128/JCM.42.3.1003-1011.2004

TABLE 4.

Clinical specimens used for routine clinical testing by the assay

Clinical specimena No. of specimens tested No. of specimens in which:
Virus was detected No virus was detected Inhibition was detected
NPA 231 128 102 1
TS 33 4 29
BAL 17 4 12 1
NS 12 6 6
ETT 11 4 7
LB 8 1 7
Others 12 3 9
Total 324 150 172 2
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NPA, nasopharyngeal aspirate; TS, throat swab; BAL, bronchoalveolar lavage specimen; NS, nasal swab; ETT, endotracheal tip; LB, lung biopsy specimen.