Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6121790 | Journal of Clinical Virology | 2008 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The use of an oral fluid sample to detect mumps virus RNA and IgM offers a major improvement over serological diagnosis in acute infection in both non-vaccinated or partially vaccinated individuals, and has the advantage that specimens are collected non-invasively.
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Authors
Fiona Reid, Jaythoon Hassan, Fiona Irwin, Allison Waters, William Hall, Jeff Connell,