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Why should I ask for viral samples such as buccal swabs in addition to the serum sample?

April 26, 2017addition Buccal sample samples serum swabs viral

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Why should I ask for viral samples such as buccal swabs in addition to the serum sample?

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Buccal swabs samples can be tested for the presence of mumps virus (growth in culture) or mumps viral RNA using standard reverse transcriptase – polymerase chain-reaction (RT-PCR) methods.