Nasal swab versus nasopharyngeal aspirate for isolation of respiratory viruses



: Heikkinen T, Marttila J, Salmi AA, Ruuskanen O

Publisher: AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY

: 2002

: Journal of Clinical Microbiology

: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

: J CLIN MICROBIOL

: 40

: 11

: 4337

: 4339

: 3

: 0095-1137

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.40.114337-4339.2002


To determine the usefulness of nasal swabs as a simple method for detection of respiratory viruses, we compared nasal swabs and nasopharyngeal aspirates obtained at the same time from the opposite nostrils of 230 children with upper respiratory infection. The sensitivity of nasal swabs was comparable to that of nasopharyngeal aspirates for the detection of all major respiratory viruses except respiratory syncytial virus.



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