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Epidemiologic and diagnostic evaluation of a recent mumps outbreak using oral fluid samples.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Feb 2008
Reid Fiona, Hassan Jaythoon, Irwin Fiona, Waters Allison, Hall William, Connell Jeff
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the optimal strategy to investigate mumps virus infection in a partially vaccinated cohort. STUDY DESIGN: 122 oral fluid and serum samples were collected in a recent outbreak in Ireland. The largest age cohort, students aged 18-21 years old attending third level institutio...
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