nasopharyngeal swab collection
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Procedure
- video on obtaining nasopharyngeal swab[1]
- illustration of obtaining nasopharyngeal swab[2]
Complications
- complications requiring treatment 1.24 per 100,000 swabs[3]
- cribriform plate injury (case report)[4]
More general terms
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Marty FM, Chen K, Verrill KA How to Obtain a Nasopharyngeal Swab Specimen. N Engl J Med. April 17, 2020 (video) PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32302471 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMvcm2010260
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Higgins TS, Wu AW, Ting JY. SARS-CoV-2 Nasopharyngeal Swab Testing - False-Negative Results From a Pervasive Anatomical Misconception. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020;146(11):993-994. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32940647 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaotolaryngology/fullarticle/10.1001/jamaoto.2020.2946
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Koskinen A, Tolvi M, Jauhiainen M et al Complications of COVID-19 Nasopharyngeal Swab Test. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021;147(7):672-674 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33914064 PMCID: PMC8085764 (available on 2022-04-29) https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaotolaryngology/fullarticle/2779393
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Knizek A, Michalek R, Vodicka J et al Cribriform Plate Injury After Nasal Swab Testing for COVID-19 JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021. Sept 9 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34499106 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaotolaryngology/fullarticle/2784128