Conjunctival Swab Specimen Collection for Detection of Avian Influenza A(H5) Viruses

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  cdc:26323
  
  This graphic describes the procedure for collecting, storing, and transporting conjunctival swab specimens for testing by the avian influenza A(H5) assay. This procedure is to assist staff at clinics or hospitals and for public health department staff collecting conjunctival specimens to test for the presence of avian influenza A(H5) virus.
  
  Note that for patients who only have conjunctivitis, CDC recommends collection of both conjunctival swab and nasopharyngeal swab specimens placed in separate tubes of sterile Viral Transport Media. For patients with both conjunctivitis and respiratory symptoms, CDC recommends collection of three clinical specimens: (1) a conjunctival swab, (2) a nasopharyngeal swab, and (3) a combined nasal swab and an oropharyngeal swab; each is placed into a separate tube of sterile viral transport media. Additional instructions are available for collecting respiratory specimens at www.cdc.gov/flu/pdf/professionals/flu-specimen-collection-poster.pdf.
  
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• Subjects:
  Conjunctiva Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype/diagnosis Specimen Handling
• Document Type:
  Poster
• Pages in Document:
  1 poster
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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