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as guidelines for the clinicians when find patients presenting with febrile respiratory illness due to the possibility of H1N1 influenza virus infections.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated in their site that if H1N1 flu is suspected, clinicians should obtain a respiratory swab for testing and place it in a refrigerator (not a freezer). Once collected, the clinician should contact their state or local health department to facilitate transport and timely diagnosis at a state public health laboratory.
Nasopharyngeal swab collection prosedure’s explanations with materials such as Dacron-tipped nasopharyngeal swab with flexible wire handle, Viral transport media, and Mask and gloves, as cotton or calcium alginate swabs are not acceptable due to PCR assays may be inhibited by residues present in these materials are described well in the article.
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